measurement error; calculation error
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
plump; fleshy; well-rounded; pleasant (fragrance); rich
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
to become desperate; to give in to despair
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
mild; mild-mannered; gentle
how can (one) do something
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
fabric softener; fabric conditioner
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
to snuggle up to; to nuzzle; to burrow into; to press a part of one's body against something
wheedling child; spoiled child (spoilt); pampered child; child who always demands attention
the skin (of a human being); warmth of the skin; body warmth
frequent; continual; constant; great; intense; strong
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
to step over or across; to overcome
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
sign; indication; call; summons; requisition; expropriation
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to raise one's head (esp. of a snake)
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
to give thought to; to bear in mind; to keep in mind
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
take-out; take-away; carry-out
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
someone who gets in the way without serving any useful purpose; fly in the ointment; buttinsky; third wheel
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
limited time; limited-time offer