dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
older brother and younger sister
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
response; reply; answer; defence; defense
easy to see; easy to read; easy to understand; (arch.) easy to look at; (arch.) attractive
remembrance; recollection; recognition
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
person given as a reference; witness; potential suspect; person of interest; witness
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
estimate (of costs); budget
campaign (vote-getting) speech (for a candidate)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
deviation; departure; omission
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
to alter one's state of consciousness; to change one's mindset; to change one's attitude
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
so to speak; so to call it; as it were