both sides; two sides; double-sided
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
poisonous air; poisonous gas; poisonous ingredient; poisonous nature; malice; spite
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
solely; entirely; only; or
having an immediate effect; taking immediate effect
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
solo childrearing and housework (despite being married)
to whine; to make feeble complaints
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to detain; to check; to restrain
to spew venom; to speak ill (of people)
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
indulgence (esp. in the Catholic Church); excuse; justification; rationalization
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
discriminatory; discriminative
special; particular; peculiar; unique
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to find fault with everybody; to make oneself disagreeable
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
to throw (strongly, violently, etc.)