migration; move; emigration; immigration
shelter; refuge; protected place
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
fork; junction; parting of the ways; turning point
to throw at; to turn; to raise
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
performance (of a duty); fulfillment (of a promise); fulfilment; execution (of a contract); discharge; implementation
throughout; all through; right through
convalescence; recovering from an illness; recuperating
unable to resist; unable to suppress
play; recreation; playing (a sport); play; playing (a musical instrument); musical performance; play (theatrical performance)
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
not yet fixed; undecided; pending; TBD
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
foreign matter; impurities
measurement error; calculation error; discrepancy; deviation; difference
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
to rise gradually; to rise slowly; to come up from below the stage (by being lifted up on the stage elevator)
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
senior pupil (of the same master); senior disciple; senior student; senior member
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
established practice; custom
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
abuse; misuse; perversion
being able to hear everything (esp. when one was not intended to)
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
fact-finding survey based on interviews; oral survey; interview survey
minuteness; one millionth