three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
foreign matter; impurities
electricity; (electric) light
breaking off relations (with); severing one's connections (with); breaking with (e.g. one's past); insulation (electrical or thermal); isolation
one by one; one each; one at a time
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
colourless; colorless; achromatic; neutral (position); impartial
carat (unit of weight for gemstones and pearls); karat (measure of purity of gold); carat
diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
to order; to command; to appoint
leaving (e.g. a courtroom, workplace); exiting; withdrawal (e.g. from a superior's presence)
spring (device); spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
grade; class; degree; magnitude
technical term; terminology; jargon
to have meaning; to be meaningful
minute; fine; detailed; subtle
cavity; hollow; cave; hollow
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
production; output; turning out; extraction (e.g. of minerals)
to shave off; to scrape off
ancient times; prehistoric times; the distant past; a very long time ago
(archeological) remains; ruins; relics
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group