remote cause; underlying cause; indirect cause
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
tranquilizer gun; tranquiliser gun
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
free (of charge); gratuitous
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
to press (one's body, cheek, etc.) against; to rub against; to snuggle (one's head, etc.) into
completely; fully; entirely
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
energy-saving measures; energy-saving strategy
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
within a governmental agency; within a government building
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
knitting wool; woolen yarn; woollen yarn
protection against the cold
coming home after midnight; person who comes home after midnight
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac
classification; categorization; sorting
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
wonder drug; miracle cure; elixir
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)