origin of an illness; cause of a disease; pathogenesis; etiology
pathogenic bacteria; germ; pathogen
hygiene; sanitation; health
tenement house; row house
coloured glasses; tinted glasses; sunglasses; biased view; preconceived view
muffler (often fur); scarf; comforter
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
stature; height; size; physique
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
skillful words; deceitful words; glibness
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
waiting; expectation; standby image (on a mobile phone); (phone) wallpaper
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
return of something; repayment
disused; unused; useless; wasteful; of no use
to unfold; to open; to unroll; to unwrap
in one's lifetime; (while) in life
old friend; old acquaintance
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
close call; narrow margin; the eleventh hour
birth date; date of birth; DOB
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
(former) imperial university