severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
probability; likelihood; chances
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
stale; hackneyed; cliched
to miss a chance; to fail to do
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
change of occupation; career change
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
like a decent person; human
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; completion
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
as if it were about oneself
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
recollection; reminiscence
to feel guilty; to suffer from a guilty conscience; to feel uneasy; to have qualms about; to have scruples about; to feel regret
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
to fall flat; to fall face down
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
midsummer; height of summer
ice cream; flavoured ice; sherbet
individual item (i.e. not part of a set); single article; single item out of a set; one item from a set
work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
to be talked about; to get a name for oneself; to get publicity