to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
study; diligence; discount; reduction
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
orders; instructions; directive; command
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
destruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppression; hiding; concealment
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to become calm; to die down
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
arrangement; disposition; array (programming)
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
with a whack; with a thump; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; vacantly; blankly
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
incompatible; (going together) like oil and water
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
unexpectedly; surprisingly
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
world; society; people; the public
compromise; cross; blending; eclecticism
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to live; to make a living; to get on with
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
something like ...; something called ...
the reverse; other side; lining
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive