long and narrow; lanky; gangling; spindly
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
equals sign; equality sign
to lie down; to throw oneself down
Imperial Guard Division (pre-1945)
raid; military attack by a mobile unit; hit-and-run attack; shortstop; short
facet (jewel); facet (aspect)
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
setting off (on a trip); departure
pastel color; pastel colour
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
long ago; previous; of a former age
upward compatible; forward compatible; compatible with input or components intended for higher tier or later systems, versions, etc.; downward compatible; backward compatible; compatible with input or components intended for lower tier or older systems, versions, etc.
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
pilling; lint; furball; hairball; trichobezoar
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
hindrance; obstacle; harm; bad effect; sickness
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
retainer; vassal; servant
ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to apply correspondingly; to correspond to; to be proportionate to; to conform to
immigration check; immigration inspection
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
information campaign; awareness program
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
indigenous people; native people; aborigines
peripheral; peripheral device; accessory
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular