bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
workshop; studio; atelier
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
incompetent; have no merit
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
specific medicine; wonder drug; silver bullet
to begin some form of lifestyle
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
on rare occasions; once in a blue moon
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
slave trade; white-slave trade; human trafficking
clothes for a newborn baby; baby clothes
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to walk with; to make someone tag along; to carry around (esp. a child); to carry about
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
German chamomile (Matricaria recutita); German camomile
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused