to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
worth; merit; value; good point; strong point; redeeming feature
old friend; old acquaintance
to open up (to someone); to become unreserved; to lower one's guard; to become friendly (with); to feel at ease; to take a relaxed attitude (to)
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
school with a high proportion of graduates accepted into high-ranking universities; school focused on preparing students to get into high-ranking universities; school with a high proportion of graduates who go on to university or junior college
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
university professor; college professor
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)
reopening; resumption; restarting
subject (of a medical experiment, etc.); test subject; trial subject; examinee (of a full-body scan, etc.)
obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant
wicked heart; evil design
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
story; tale; talk; discussion
to show up; to appear; to turn up
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange
crescent moon; young moon
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
continuous; sustained; sustainable; durable; persistent
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
professor; teaching; instruction
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
body tissue; body composition
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
to move (something) to another location; to change the position of; to rearrange; to replace; to exchange; to switch
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
pushing forward (undaunted); pushing on (toward a goal); striving (for)