standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
subjective symptoms; patient's complaints
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
pressingly; demandingly; hey! hey!; oi!
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
people with a pure and innocent image (esp. actresses, singers, etc.)
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
(in the) same house; (under the) same roof
living together; communal life; cohabitation
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
double slap in the face; forehand and backhand slap
jello; jelly; gelatin dessert; gel; jelly
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
condor (incl. other New World vultures of family Cathartidae); Andean condor (Vultur gryphus)
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
lazybones; good-for-nothing; idler; slacker; loafer
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
to move out (of); to leave; to vacate
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
major cleanup; spring cleaning
true state; actual condition; reality
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
good-for-nothing; useless; worthless
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal