god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
time to pay the piper; (lit.) time to pay the land tax (in kind)
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to be into something (e.g. a hobby)
accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder; fault; defect
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
restoration; repair; mending
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
recital (i.e. of music, by a pupil); presentation (e.g. product launch)
class meeting; classroom assembly
recommendation; referral; endorsement
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
leading part; leading actor; leading actress