to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
defense; defence; protection
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
to cut corners; to be shoddy
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
chair; stool; post; office; position
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
Dahl; Dahl (Germany); Dhar (India); Dael
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent