solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
moaning; muttering; complaining
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest
sick person; patient; invalid
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
technical book; specialized book; treatise
giving up on winning a hand and discarding only safe tiles
place where one works; construction site; working area
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
critical moment; do-or-die situation
heart attack; to have a heart attack
large intestine; large bowel; colon
hemorrhagic; haemorrhagic
picking out; taking out; (surgical) removal; exposure
to make absolutely sure; to make doubly sure
to show one's age (e.g. to start creaking at the joints); to wear out (e.g. machinery)
don't push yourself too hard; don't force yourself
to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
savage; wild; unruly; fierce; rough
re-examination; reinspection; retest
to have an acute sense of smell; to have a good nose (for bargains, something amiss, etc.); to have a keen nose; to have an ability to quickly uncover things
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
crazy; mad; devoid of reason
specialist journal; specialized magazine; specialised magazine
the same age; same period
main wings (of an aeroplane, airplane)
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse