several weeks; a few weeks
functional disorder; dysfunction
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
to redeem (from sin); to save
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
reconstruction; reorganization; reorganisation; reconstitution; reconfiguration
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
poor doctor; inept doctor; quack
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
theatre; theater; playhouse
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
(school) girlish taste (for things that are sweet, cute, romantic, etc.); interest in young girls (rather than adult women)
(arch.) clearly; (arch.) brightly; cleanly; purely
(arch.) switch (long, tender shoot of a plant); switch (cane used for flogging)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
learning; studying the fine arts
make-up; get-up; disguise; costume
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle