action; operation; effect; function
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
depository; storage area; storage location; storage site
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
substantiation; materialization; materialisation; (specific to object language classes) instantiation
limited; limiting; restrictive
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
to replace; to move; to change the position of
composite; combined; complex
notice; attention; observation
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
unique; peculiar; singular
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
to rub together (e.g. one's hands)