seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
one end; an end; part; fragment
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
un-; non-; negative prefix
tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest
ghost; apparition; spirit
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
living thing; organism; creature; biology
incarnation; impersonation; personification; avatar
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
around the world; throughout the world
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
moment by moment; hour by hour
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
from (this, here, etc.); since (this)
man; male; masculine gender
plants and animals; flora and fauna
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
bring-your-own (e.g. food and drink); carry-on (e.g. luggage)
beforehand; in advance; previously
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
approval; license; licence; permission
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive