plural; multiple; several
liquid crystal display; LCD; liquid crystal screen
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
calm; composed; leisurely
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
bloated (esp. stomach); bulging; sticking out; gaping wide; caving in
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to not believe one's ears
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
morning sickness; hyperemesis gravidarum
picking up; someone who picks up things; type picking (letterpress printing); walking (of an aristocrat)
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
tear gland; lacrimal gland
very loose; slowly; leisurely
though; notwithstanding; although
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
look like; sound like; savor of; smack of
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
(providing) covering fire; supporting (backing up) someone (in a debate or argument)
common sense; general knowledge; common knowledge
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
riskiness; (level of) danger
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to press a question; to cross-examine
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear