uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
classification by colour; sorting by color; color-coding; classification; sorting; grouping
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.)
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
overcrowding; congestion; overpopulation; crammed (schedule); congested; busy
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
don't you think?; indicates question
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
excessive meddling (esp. by parents); excessive interference
increase in population; population growth
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
dozens; scores of; decades
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
year on year; on the previous year
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
a few years ago; some years back
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
relation of cause and effect; causal relationship; causal link; causality
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point