rumour; rumor; hearsay; report
beauty of slender female legs
glasses for show; fashionable eyeglasses worn for appearance's sake; glasses with no lenses or 'window glass' lenses
to replace; to substitute
illegal resident (in a country); illegal alien; illegal overstayer (person who has overstayed their visa)
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
to face each other; to be opposite one another; to be in opposition; to conflict
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
physical strength; muscle strength
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
unique; peculiar; singular
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
rare (or peculiar) animal
existing alongside (each other); mixture; intermingling
everywhere; all over; throughout
arguments for and against; pros and cons; mixed reception; mixed reviews
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss