homogenization; homogenisation
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
near; close by; within reach; familiar
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
with these words; while saying
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
yoke; constraints; oppression
purification ceremony (performed with water); ritual purification; ablutions
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
how dare ...; how could ...
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
cushion; pillow; mattress
(some type of) enthusiast; somebody possessed of a (certain kind of) mental abnormality
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
real world; outside world (e.g. the world outside of school)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
largest class; top category
instead; but (on the other hand)
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to rain incessantly; to downpour
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
broken product; faulty product
operating ratio; rate of operation; availability factor
multiplication table; times table