real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to be consistent; to be coherent
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
to let out a cry; to shout
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
forgery; counterfeiting; fabrication; falsification
notarized document; notarised document
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
what number (in a sequence); what rank
defective article; damaged goods; deflowered girl; unmarried woman who has lost her virginity
laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurd; nonsensical
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
affiliated company; sister company
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
strange incident; unusual occurrence; rare event; grave (and unexpected) incident; serious event; accident
to devise; to plot; to plan
piece (e.g. poetry); poem; essay; book; story
in fooling the enemy first deceive your allies
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
the more you do (it), the... (e.g. "the more you drink, the better it tastes")
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
criticism; critique; review; commentary
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
frank; candid; outspoken; unreserved
picturesque scenery; place of scenic beauty; advantageous position; strategic location
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
hole for pumping out a cesspool
baseboard; skirting board
staying in one's position or resigning; course of action; move
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
hostile party; enemy side
to wake (someone) up (roughly); to rouse out of bed; to awaken (someone) by knocking at the door