absorption; suction; attraction
naked eye; the physical eye
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
storehouse; warehouse; godown
to need; to demand; to take; to require
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to increase; to add to; to augment
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
Magic Tape (brand of hook-and-loop fastener, equiv. to Velcro)
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
manicure; nail polish; nail varnish
supervised; under surveillance
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
obsession; unreasonable but compulsive idea
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
perfect; just right; ideal
(not so) much; (not) very
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
chattering; chit-chat; (ladies) prattle
to talk; to chat; to chatter
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem