distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
well-cooked; well-done; browned
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
things at hand; personal belongings
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
night attack; nocturnal assault
patient's chart; clinical records; record (e.g. student, equipment maintenance, etc.)
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
drum (e.g. oil, gasoline); metal barrel
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
wisdom tooth; not knowing who your parents are; person who doesn't know who their parents are
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
to create a stir; to make waves; to raise a question about; to cause a sensation
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
strange tale; curious report; strange report
influential person; man of importance
to compose; to put together
strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
itemization (of expenses); the items; breakdown; classification
holding on to; sticking to
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
a rival horse or candidate
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
police officer; policeman; policewoman