patent; special permission; license; licence
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
outside the country; abroad
rumor of a romance (rumour)
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
Boston bag; overnight bag; traveling bag (travelling)
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
strict order; peremptory command
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
rough; casual (clothing); rough; rough (sketch); draft
bottom; buttocks; bidet function (for anal cleansing)
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
(smelling) strongly; pungently; angrily; furiously; indignantly
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
interference; intervention; meddling
to be damaged; to receive damage
sharp (eyes, ears, etc.); keen; acute; sharp-witted; shrewd; clever
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
versatile entertainer; all-round performer; person skilled in their craft
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
fastidiousness; fussiness about cleanliness, etc.; clean-freak
microscopic; infinitesimal
material; substance; matter