to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
iridescent colour; equivocal (reply, statement, etc.); ambiguous; vague
substitution; alternative; substitute
traffic cone; safety cone
mat; canvas (in boxing or wrestling)
couch; bench; ottoman; settee
jam-packed; packed; packed like sardines
to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
plaster; gypsum; calcium sulphate (sulfate)
commemoration; celebration; remembrance; memento; souvenir; keepsake
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
to be intimate with; to befriend
to be heartbroken; to have one's heart break; to be overwhelmed with grief
trembling slightly; quivering softly; swaying gently; softly; springy
firm; unshakeable; resolute
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
overloading (someone; with work); overworking (someone); overwhelming; flooding (e.g. with tasks)
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
to speak; to hear a voice
(practical) business; business practice; business affairs; (actual) work
flour; meal; powder; heroin
small saucepan; small pot
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
clear layer of fluid (at the top of a mixture); supernatant liquid; supernate
separate; special; another; separately
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
settlement; solution; resolution
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation