uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
certain; definite; clear; credible
on countless occasions; many a time
polish; improvement; burnishing
to refer to; to use as reference
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
to compete with; to vie for
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something
(talking in a) half-joking manner
gentle; mild; meek; tender
to be filled to bursting; to burst
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
environment; circumstance
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder