proposal; offer; request; application
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk
how; in what way; by what means
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
protuberance; projection; prominence; protrusion; bump; boss
petrifaction; petrification; mineralization; mineralisation; lithification; fossilization
today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two; very soon
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
being about to cry; the verge of tears
right side; right-hand side
left side; left-hand side
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
end; tip; extremities; rank and file; part of an organisation furthest from the centre
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
discovery; detection; finding
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to be able to manage somehow or other
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
return; relapse; recurrence
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
how long; how far; how much
simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
same generation; one's generation
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)