scratch; graze; scrape; abrasion
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
to ease up; to relax attention
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
countermeasure; counter-measure
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
oldest member of a group; longest-serving member
(switched) off; off-season; offset; off-road; offline; offline get-together; offside
groin; thigh; crotch; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
loose (of clothing); loose-fitting; plenty (of pouring a liquid); sloshing about (e.g. of water in one's stomach)
anger; getting angry; taking offense; losing one's temper
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)
way out; means to escape; escape route
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
conversion; shift; about-face; switch
determination; conviction
attraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation); affinity; gravitational pull; attractiveness; magnetism
to yearn (for); to pine (for); to long (for); to be madly in love (with); to be consumed with love (for)
overheating; excessive heating; superheating (heating a liquid above its boiling point without causing it to boil); going to excess; running too hot
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage