to understand fully; to be convinced; to be satisfied
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
attendance; accompanying; following; adjoint
coolie; laborer; labourer; carrier
uncertain; transient; changeable
one's predestined length of life; destiny; fate
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
(relative) length; advantages and disadvantages; pluses and minuses; strong and weak points
to emphasize; to state emphatically; to speak loudly about; to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice
to tell all; to give a full account
dilution; watering down; inflation (of budget, claim, etc.); padding
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
good-looking man; fine figure of a man
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
second generation; second; junior
eyes mismatched in colour (color)
unlimited; unrestricted; limitless
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
to spread; to be propagated
handful; small amount; small number
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
same family (race, tribe)
as good as dead; might as well be dead; more dead than alive
text; provisions (act, treaty)
acid reflux; bile reflux; pyrosis; gloating; gratification; satisfaction
to be on the same wavelength; to think alike; to get along
not covered (by); not subject (to)
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
some people; a few people; several people
bouncily; with a stretch; with a boing
investigation to determine the cause (of); tracing something back to its origin
(the) negative (e.g. pole); yin (in Chinese divination); hidden place; unseen part
cultivation; refinement; culture; education