to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
but; however; provided that
genuine article; real thing; real deal
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
way of calling (something or someone)
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
column; shaft; cylinder; round pillar (esp. in buildings)
appearance; figure; shape; form
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
instead; but (on the other hand)
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
no hint (e.g. quiz questions where no clues are given)
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
shielding; sheltering; screening; shading; masking
to lower the curtain; to come to an end
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
toughened glass; tempered glass
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan
probability; likelihood; chances
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(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
trunks (swimming, boxing, etc.); trunks (underwear); boxers; boxer shorts