turtleneck; turtle-necked sweater; polo-neck(ed) sweater
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to look young; to seem young
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
first meeting; first interview with
unable to speak; inarticulate; mute; speechless; tongue-tied
simply; merely; only; solely
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
(study of) pharmacy; pharmaceutics
major subject; special study
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
ingredient; component; composition
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
medical science; medicine
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
near oneself; close to one; familiar
intimacy; affection; familiarity
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
I see; that's right; indeed
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
older brother; elder brother
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly