still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
medical care; medical treatment
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
difficult problem; challenge
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
moisture; humidity; dampness
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
worm-eaten; moth-eaten; holes eaten in clothing, leaves, etc. by caterpillars, moths, etc.; leaf warbler (any bird of genus Phylloscopus); chiffchaff
to pierce; to penetrate; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice); to feel keenly; to make a deep impression
crispy; crunchy; tearing; ripping; spirited; energetic
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
narrow, long, and thin pieces of wood strung together that were used to write on in ancient times
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
airing of clothes, hanging scrolls, etc. (to prevent damage from insects and mould)
condition; state of preservation
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
poor doctor; inept doctor; quack
manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copying
to be helpful; to be useful
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to attempt; to test; to try out
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to be absorbed in reading
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do