teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to bite off; to gnaw through
stealthy steps; soft steps
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
no exception; without exception; always the same
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
to have (something) innate; to be born with
pair; the two; both persons; both things
union; combination; conjugation (of gametes); sexual intercourse; copulation
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
superlative; extraordinary; mega; superdreadnought (class of warships)
foul; breaking the rules; violation (of the law, regulations, etc.); infringement; breach
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
to twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground; to hold (someone) down by twisting their arm; to wrestle (someone) to the floor; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
all night long; all through the night
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
treatment; conduct (towards another); behavior; stage performance; movements (of an actor); acting gestures
countermeasure; counter-measure
all sorts of things; (anything and) everything; by all means; at any cost
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
to finish reading; to read through
first thing in the morning
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
to choose (something) at one's discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; here and there; (sound of) walking slowly
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying
in all sincerity; with one's whole heart; whole-hearted devotion
insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop
open (attitude, etc.); openhearted; frank; open (space); spacious