deadlock; stalemate; impasse; dead end
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
perfect score; full marks; perfect; entirely satisfactory; excellent
slender build; slender figure; leptosome; leptosomatic habit
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
back seat (of a car); rear seat
losing weight; slimming; lean person
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
to begin to fall (of rain, snow, etc.)
full load; being fully loaded (with); being full of (articles, photos, etc.; of a newspaper or magazine); being packed with (e.g. fun, excitement)
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to frame; to falsely accuse of a crime
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
outline; summary; argument
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
black; dark; dark; shady; noir
symbolism (19th-century artistic movement)
obvious; (as) clear as day; plain to see
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
to pile up; to form into a (huge) pile
most part; greater part; majority
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old acquaintance; old friend; (a) regular
archipelago; chain of islands
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one