empirical; from experience
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
reading through (a book); finishing (a book)
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
prevention; precaution; protection against
À bout de souffle (French film, 1959); Breathless
going to the hospital for regular treatment
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
book nut; bibliomaniac; bookworm
butting (in boxing); clashing (of schedules, etc.); conflict; colliding
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
nuisance to other people; inconvenience to others
fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor
to lose one's way; to get lost
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
alone; by oneself; on one's own
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
cheap article; poor quality article
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
loitering; hanging around; wandering around
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
chop (pro wrestling move); knifehand strike; chop (pork, lamb, etc.); chop (tennis); chop stroke