to water down; to dilute with water
cosmetics; toilet articles
hygiene; sanitation; health
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; completion
pessimism; disappointment
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to not take seriously; to take lightly
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
period of time; time slot; time zone
in person; personally; (do) oneself
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
trial product; prototype model
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
since the dawn of history
to establish; to formulate
established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation
material; substance; matter
(period of) a year; during an era
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
increase in population; population growth
too many to count; too numerous to mention
heating power; thermal power; firepower
wind power; force (level on the Beaufort wind speed scale)
hydraulic power; water power
geothermal energy; terrestrial heat
atomic energy; nuclear power
disappear without a trace; nowhere to be seen
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift