center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
rouge (esp. lip rouge); lipstick
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
tool (esp. software, etc.); tour (e.g. Tour de France)
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
face with no make-up; sobriety
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
dressing oneself up to look young; altering one's appearance to look young; dressing younger than one's age
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
good feeling; feeling good
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
chilly; unpleasantly cold
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means
going to and fro; back and forth
salty sea breeze; salt wind
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
gorgeous; sumptuous; extravagant; luxurious
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
detached house; stand-alone house; single-family home
built-for-sale house; ready-made home
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky