to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
indicate reason; infers some protest
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to express sudden recognition and being impressed; (lit.) to slap one's knee
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
near the mark; pretty close; not a bad guess
fetus; foetus; embryo; unborn child
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
probability; likelihood; chances
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
schematic; schema; illustration; explanatory diagram
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
side table; bedside table
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
orphan; person without friends
blood relationship; blood relative
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained