to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
to be injured; to sustain a wound
space; interval; space character; whitespace
central part; heart (of a city)
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
such; like that; in that way
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
waste heat; remaining heat; residual heat
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
because of; owing to; due to
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate; to depart from (the norm, etc.)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to shake; to waver; to tremble
determination; resolution
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
separate case; another matter