arched ceiling; vaulted ceiling; domed ceiling; circular ceiling
remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably
dismantling a (historic) building and reconstructing it elsewhere
propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work
formal marriage interview; marriage meeting
elder sister; effeminate man
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
to be (too) late getting married; to be (too) late going somewhere
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
prime minister; premier; chancellor
safe tile; tile that may be discarded without risking benefiting an opponent; no-risk choice; easily handled person
recommendation; endorsement
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
half-sibling (with a different mother)
most likely contender; prime candidate; top prospect; leading candidate
double suicide; lovers' suicide
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
to demand gratitude; to make a favour of something; to remind of a favour done to someone; to emphasize the favour one has done
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
to raise one's voice; to shout
to jump at; to be attracted by
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
to dress (vegetables, salad, etc.)
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
bringing up; rearing; upbringing
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor