reverse side; opposite (of the expected); purl stitch (knitting)
(large) building; public building; hall
first experience (of something); first sexual experience
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
air conditioner; air conditioning; aircon
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
to enter; to go into; to meddle (in); to interfere (in); to go deeply (into an issue); to delve deeper (into)
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
aspect; phase; condition; modality
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
ray gun (in science fiction)
to sparkle; to glitter; to twinkle
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
white paper (government report)
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
you; Mr; Mister; older brother; elder brother
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
merman; half man-half fish
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
dawn (of a new era, civilization, etc.); dawning
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
to be rich (in); to abound (in); to be abundant (in); to be rich; to be wealthy
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
to find (after searching everywhere); to locate; to discover
animal; beastly; carnal; sensual; brute
program (e.g. TV); programme