face-to-face talk; direct communication; direct dialogue; direct talk
prognostic symptoms; after-effect
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
literary woman; talented woman
male and female (animals); the two sexes; victory and defeat; strengths and weaknesses
to have (a) potential for ...; to have it in one to do
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation
to begin; to set about; to start
value to society; raison d'être; existence value
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
(being) out of range (e.g. mobile network, radar, missiles); (being) out of contention; (being) beyond influence
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
to fertilize; to fertilise; to manure; to enrich
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
pioneer; leader; taking the initiative; leading an attack; charging ahead of others (towards the enemy)
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
tranquillity and peace; tranquility and peace; peaceful and uneventful
turning by hand; hand-turned; hand-cranked; preparations; arrangements
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle
vestigial (rudimentary) organ
piling up; multiple layers