excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
proof; evidence; sign; to testify (usu. Christian religious context)
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
to be absorbed in reading
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
diagnosis and treatment; medical care
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
boy; son; baby boy; young man
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
steamship; steamboat; steamer
tumor; tumour; swelling; boil; abscess
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
to count up; to enumerate
dramatic pose; grand gesture; grandstanding
letter by letter; character by character
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
outrageous lie; outright lie
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
knitting; knitted material; crochet
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
full dress; formal dress; uniform
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream