current value; price; market value
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
mixing; blending; adding; adulteration
contamination (esp. foreign bodies in food)
filtration; filtering; percolation
dietary fiber; dietary fibre
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
qualifications of candidacy for an examination
to intend; to be sure that
unofficial offer (esp. job offer); tentative decision
maintenance; conservatism; conservativeness; conservation
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
tossing oneself about in great pain; writhing in agony
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
susceptible; vulnerable; prone (to)
laxative; purgative; evacuant
to tan (i.e. suntan); to burn
ground glass; frosted glass
waxing and waning (of the Moon)
the staff; inside the department
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
individual; one by one; separate; each
cartoon-character costume
headgear; headdress; (novelty) mask; head mask
rank; ranking order; hierarchy