in use; occupied (e.g. toilet); engaged
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
forgetting; lapse of memory
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
to form a pair; to pair up
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
binding (someone) hand and foot; being tied down (by rules, obligations, etc.)
expectation; anticipation; forecast
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
blurring (e.g. of an image); blur; gradient; bokashi composting; fermented composting
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
long ago; a long time ago; already
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything
to add (to); to add on; to append
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
partly puffed up; bubblingly
sphere; globe; ball; sphere; counter for pitches
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
young person; youth; young
abundant; rich; ripe; mellow
astringency; tartness; austere elegance; elegant simplicity; subdued style
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
eating habits; diet; dietary pattern
sommelier; wine steward; wine expert at a restaurant who advises guests on a choice of wines
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
research; investigation; enquiry; inquiry; study