dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
rattan; (rattan) cane (e.g. used in wicker furniture)
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
aquiline nose; Roman nose; hook nose
to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
partly open; in half bloom
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
favourite child; favourite student; apple of one's eye
personification; impersonation; embodiment
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
settlement; permanent residency
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
plastic bag; polyethylene bag
(for) household use; home use; domestic use
medicine manufacture; drug manufacture
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
stimulant (e.g. psychoactive drugs like methamphetamine, ritalin, etc.)
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
mental derangement; insanity; psychosis
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
side effect; adverse reaction