to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
to sweep clean; to brush clean
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
snoop; meddler; nosey parker; buttinsky; kibbitzer
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
at a moment's notice; readily
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
old couple; elderly couple
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to work as; to pursue as a vocation
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
for as long as one can remember
outside of; not covered by
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to happen upon (someone or something); to happen to meet
scholarship; scientific attainments
miraculous medicine; miracle drug; wonder drug
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
most part; greater part; majority
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
inspection (for compliance); investigation (tax, etc.)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
pair; two kinds; two ways
action; operation; effect; function
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)