great mistake; serious error; blunder; complete misunderstanding
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
changing clothes; change of clothes
bed; berth; crib; cot; bedroom
programme; program; plans; arrangements
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
process; course; mechanism
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
for the first time in one's life
civilized person; civilized people
beyond imagination; unimaginable
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
hills and fields; countryside
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
since one was born; in one's (entire) life; in all one's life
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out