this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
something; some kind of; for some reason
to examine someone's expression
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
black ground; black cloth
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
curing (meat, etc.); preservative treatment
complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective
process; course; mechanism
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
to cover with plastic wrap (e.g. food)
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
bubbliness (of a carbonated drink); sound of bubbles (of a carbonated drink); fluffiness (of a cake, souffle, whipped cream)
to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)
urethane foam; polyurethane
medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose
reinforcement; strengthening
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to dunk
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work