course; route; path; process; stages
inorganic matter; inorganic substance; inorganic compound
locker; rocker; rock'n'roller
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
(being) empty-handed; lapse of manners of paying a visit without taking a gift
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
used (ticket, stamp, etc.); spent (fuel, battery, etc.)
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
invisible writing revealed by applying heat; writing done in invisible ink
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
new and old; incoming and outgoing
the very image of health itself; picture of health
pioneering; path-breaking; trailblazing
veneer; outer layer that conceals something's true nature; (lit.) one layer of skin
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
valley (with a river running through it); gorge; ravine; canyon
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
living person; the living
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
Lucifer; the Devil; Lucifer; Venus; devil; demon
pearly white; pearl color; pearl grey
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate