to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
application; request; petition
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
chance; opportunity; occasion
very rare; very unlikely (to happen); scarcely; seldom; improbable; almost never (occurring)
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
lack of physical exercise; insufficient exercise; inactivity
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
third-year student; third-year pupil
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (of the economy, a project, etc.); losing momentum; loss of efficiency
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
serious; severe; grave; acute
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while