woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
solution; solution strategy
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
blank; blank space; gap; time spent not doing something (e.g. working, practicing)
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
Island; insula; island; islet
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
very close (to); within a stone's throw (of); a stone's throw away (from)
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
cessation; (coming to an) end
priority; order of precedence
even in the worst case; no matter how bad things get; whatever happens; under any circumstances
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
hard to figure out; elusive; slippery; vague; subtle
nature; the natural world; realm of nature
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
indirection; indirectness
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
person one is dating; significant other; partner; boyfriend; girlfriend
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
equivalence; equal value; parity; (logical) equivalence
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
swallowing without chewing; swallowing (e.g. a story); accepting without questioning
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
to repaint; to paint again; to paint (a different colour); to change completely; to break (a record); to redraw (e.g. the map)
spasmodic; erratic; fitful; sporadic
everyday life; daily life