opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
buried earthen jar that makes sound when water drips into it (garden feature)
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
throat lozenge; cough drop
caramelization; caramelisation
camera shake; picture blur; deviation; slight shifting
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
custom; practice; convention; precedent
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
tinnitus; ringing in the ears
being in a hazy state; being only half conscious; feeling dopey
take care of yourself; get well soon; God bless you; bless you
interview (with a doctor); history taking
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
cerebral anemia; cerebral anaemia
(full-length) novel; long novel
(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
loser; owner of a lost article
name plate; name tag; label
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
upper side (go, chess, othello board)
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
field of activities; area of activity; range of behavior (behaviour); habitat
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid