quiet (e.g. neighbourhood); peaceful; tranquil
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
monetary; financial; pecuniary
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
at that time; in those days
attendance; presence; appearance
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
university student; college student
memories; recollections; reminiscence
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
Hearst (Canada); Haast; Hurst
Dannis; Deniss; Deniz; Dennis; Denys
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
man who indulges women; gentleman; feminist
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to be softened; to calm down
PC; personal computer; prestressed concrete; precast concrete; polycarbonate; political correctness; patrol car
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett