tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to be helpful; to be useful
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
basis for decision; evidence for judging
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
head; brains; intellect; understanding
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
probability; likelihood; chances
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
crash; smash; crunch; bang
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily