to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
in its entirety; whole; wholly
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
certificate; credentials; testimonial
receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)
Mercury (god); Mercury (planet); mercury (Hg)
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
secondary; of secondary importance
product; produce; result; fruit
area of holiday homes; area of villas
obtaining (a qualification, right, object, etc.); acquisition (of land, property, etc.); gaining possession (of); getting; purchase
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
had better ...; had better not ...
(raised) footpath between rice fields; ridge between rice fields
scrap wood; waste wood; waste; waste material; scrap material
anything and everything; just about everything
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
(person with) no sense of direction; poor sense of locality
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
mane (of a horse, lion, etc.)
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
shortage of capital; lack of funds; cash flow problem
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)