to try to do; to attempt to do
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
destination (one is heading towards); goal
organic matter; organic compound
construction; architecture (of buildings)
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
dwelling; house; residence; address
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
maintenance; preservation; improvement
town; city; municipal; urban
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
whole face; all over one's face
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; wide open; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
research institute; (research) laboratory
floor; dance floor; sales floor; floor (of a building); storey
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
cavity; hollow; cave; hollow
door; gate; opening; title page
enshrinement (of a deity); residing (in a shrine or sacred place); sitting prominently (in a place); being plunked down; being planted (in a spot)