castle (in place names); castle; fortress
Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha
birth (esp. of a famous person); nativity
all countries; the whole world; universal; all nations
exhibition; exposition; expo; fair
high praise; great admiration; with critical acclaim; to rave reviews; currently; presently
Michelin (tyre manufacturer); Michelin Guide (rating hotels and restaurants)
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
simmering; (boiling) gently
waking or sleeping; constantly; at all times; twenty-four hours a day
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
whole day and night; 24 hours
feeling of emptiness in the stomach; sensation of hunger
covered with; stained; smeared
high blood pressure; hypertension
stomach-ache; stomach pain; gastralgia
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
stock (of goods); reserve; supply
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
type of occupation; occupational category
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
stimulating; exciting; provocative
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
exactly alike (in appearance); like two peas in a pod; (practically) identical; spitting image (of); carbon copy (of)
prudent; thoughtful; discreet
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
to peel off; to come off; to flake off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
close; intimate; on good terms
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
outsider; someone outside of a group
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement