fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
fact-finding survey based on interviews; oral survey; interview survey
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
secret medicine; secret remedy; nostrum; wonder drug; excellent remedy
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
very young; little; childish; immature
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
reception room; parlor; parlour
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
upper half of the body; upper body
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
charming; fascinating; voluptuous
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to be in focus; to come into focus
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
to say; to be called; to do
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
baton (relay, orchestral conducting, etc.)
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
dropping medicine in the eyes
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear