square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
underworld; underside of society
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
finding employment; getting a job
recital (i.e. of music, by a pupil); presentation (e.g. product launch)
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
single; simple; sole; individual; unitary
holy mother; birth mother of a holy man (or woman); Virgin Mary
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
married woman; another's wife
parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
to speak with an accent; to be corrupted (of word); to mispronounce
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
commencing with; including
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
frontline (military) base; forward base; outpost
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
recovery; undoing; recall
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee