to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
irony; rhetorical question
fanaticism; zealotry; blind devotion
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
fainting; losing consciousness; passing out; syncope
in detail; with great care; completely; fully
detailed; scrupulous; careful; (arch.) diligent; (arch.) honest; (arch.) upright
stark naked; nude; bare; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank
clinical (e.g. pathology, training, trial)
family of doctors; doctor
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
condition of a patient; state of a disease; pathology
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
sounding out; measuring the depths (of a river)
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
not limited to; not just ...
phase; aspect; field; side
thorough; exhaustive; complete
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
to know thoroughly; to have full knowledge of
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
gaudy; showy; garish; loud
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
external; superficial; outward; surface
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to set (e.g. a diamond); to plug in (to a formula); to entrap; to take (someone) in
to babble in one's cups; to ramble drunkenly
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
gambling; competition; game (of chance)
of all things (people, places, days, etc.)
scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding