to exclude (somebody); to ignore; to keep in the dark; to leave out of the loop
discriminatory term; discriminatory language
to bedaub (with paint); to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly
black spot; black dot; bull's-eye; middle dot; interpunct
keeping a secret; secrecy; confidentiality
white cane (for the blind or visually impaired)
to hit a nerve; to get on one's nerves
half out of interest; mostly out of curiosity
pensive; meditative; wistful
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
to reorganize; to rearrange; to put (things) in order
visitor to a sick or distressed person; hospital visitor; inquirer
without penalty; acquittal; impunity
to make do with; to manage with; to make shift; to get (something) done in time; to have ready (by)
to be deaf; to not be able to hear
millilitre; milliliter; mL
being still half asleep; being half awake; being not yet quite awake
to use (as a tool) for one's own advantage; to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
heart disease; heart trouble; cardiopathy
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
hatchet; axe; wood-chopping; wood-splitting
lapse of memory; (something) slipping one's mind; forgetting for a moment something one knows well
truancy; absence without leave
cause for headaches; pain in the neck; source of worry
irregular pulse; arrhythmia