luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
garden eel; conger eel (esp. the common Japanese conger, Conger myriaster)
unanticipated; unexpected
failing college entrance exams and retaking them a year later
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
it's no joke; gimme a break!
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
even if ...; even supposing that ...
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
lying on one's back; lying face upward; lying supine
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
preservation; retainment; keeping
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
spreading the legs (wide apart); opening the legs
disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
cut off; cut out; ablation; resection; surgical removal
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to be conspicuous; to stand out