simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to pattern after; to liken to; to imitate
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
literally; to the letter; literal
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
(medical) doctor; physician
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
to order; to command; to appoint
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to do for (the sake of someone else)
without cause; without reason
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
change; alteration; modification
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
slim; slender; slight; delicate
to be transparent; to show through
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to engrave an inscription; to call (designate) itself; to mark; to label
counter for books; volume
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement