thin or light silk; sheer silk; veil (mystery)
through a wall; on the other side of a wall
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
much less; to say nothing of
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person
person who has great confidence (faith) in himself
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
to forget to say; to forget to mention
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
glass bottle; glass jar; phial; vial
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear
standard value; reference value; nominal value
innate ability; innate talent; natural gift
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to surge; to well up; to gush out
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
using together (jointly); used at the same time
core; core; hardcore; all-out
intersection; crossing; crossroad; street corner; street
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle