grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
wintry desolation; poor business conditions
azalea (Rhododendron spp.)
time; season; period; phase; stage
email with attached photos sent from a mobile phone; photo taken with a mobile phone; taking a photo with a mobile phone
violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
together; at the same time; same; identical
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
absentmindedly; vacantly; carelessly
suspicious-looking; fishy
north wind; northerly wind
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
firmly; plentifully; with all one's might
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to lose sight of; to miss
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person