questionnaire; survey; poll
possession; occupation; occupancy
quick-tempered; having little patience; impatient
no skin off my nose; somebody else's problem; (lit.) fire on the opposite shore
long ago; previous; of a former age
historic; historical; traditional
insertion; incorporation; infixing
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
archaic word; obsolete word; old saying; old adage; old language; ancient language
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to translate; to interpret
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
falling in love; attachment
most (numerous); largest (number of)
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
ill-preparedness; insufficient preparation; lack of preparation
subtracting points; points deducted
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
dropout; straggler; outcast; failure
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
last ray of hope; only hope
literary style; form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)
same kind (race); homogeneousness
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
to memorize; to memorise; to recite from memory
to cover fully; to wrap around
repair work; renovation work; restoration work
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to mourn for; to grieve for; to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.); to hold a memorial service for; to hold a funeral service for
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to end in vain; to be wasted effort
slight; insignificant; small
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
untouched; unused; intact
mineral matter; metallic property
to get (much) colder; to deepen (cold); to feel cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bones; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.)