useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
each place; various places
to abbreviate; to abridge; to omit; to leave out; to take; to capture
21st day of the month; 21 days
last resort; desperate measure taken under the pressure of necessity
ingredient; component; composition
which is which; one or the other
day of month; counter for days
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
Qing dynasty (of China; 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
living by oneself; living alone
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
pan; frying pan; panning (a camera)
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
letter; note; book; writings; literary arts; learning
tediously; persistently; lazily; idly; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
extremely; very; really; super; so
teaching assistant; TA; technology assessment; TA; terminal adapter; TA
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
to grow older (than expected); to advance in age
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
to move forward; to move on
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
form; shape; figure; morph
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say