mole; lentigo; beauty spot
inspection; examination; checking
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to scrape off; to plane off
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
stop (bus, tram, etc.); station; stopping place
just then; at that time; right then; appropriate moment
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
large build; large pattern
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
department of English literature
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
donation; contribution; endowment
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
children's story; fairy tale
illustration (e.g. book); picture
round; spherical; circular
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
stupidity; silliness; asininity; imbecility; dim-wittedness