to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
glass marble; marble stopper in a bottle of lemon soda
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
bacterium; bacteria; germ
infection; contagion; becoming infected
inflammation of the renal pelvis
ectogenesis; outside the body
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
have to do; must; should; ought to
job application form; employee satisfaction
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
evacuation; emission (e.g. of CO2, etc.); ejection
diagonal move (in the game of go)
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
calculus (concretion of minerals formed inside the body)
washing; cleansing; cleaning; cleansing (one's mind and body)
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
to feel under pressure; to feel impatient; to be in a hurry
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
support group; fan club; (election) committee
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
to push away; to push aside; to shove
cake served with tea; teacake
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask