defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
capital; funds; seed money; asset
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
no, not like that (but like this)
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
impossible to do (although wants to)
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
prostrating oneself; kowtowing; going down on one's knees
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
death from cold; freezing to death
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of