picking out; choosing; picking (someone) up (in a vehicle); pickup (in a record player); (phono) cartridge; pickup (truck)
unclear; indistinct; obscure; opaque; inarticulate; dim
change; alteration; modification
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
firm; unshakeable; resolute
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
hair disarranged during sleep; bed hair; habit of moving around in one's sleep; tossing and turning in sleep; sleeping habit (esp. of a child or toddler)
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to people
tribe; race; group (of people who share a common feature); gang; tribe (taxonomic rank); group (in the periodic table)
mixed race; mixed parentage
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
honour; honor; glory; privilege
contraception; birth control
quiet unsociable person; obstinate person; blockhead
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
investigation; research; looking something up
difference; disagreement; conflict; clash; discrepancy; inconsistency
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
close; intimate; on good terms
closing time (library, museum, etc.)
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
person in charge; official; attendant
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
borrowing without returning
reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
platform truck; hand truck; trolley; truck; bogie
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
accommodation fees; hotel charges; room charges
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil