binding (someone) hand and foot; being tied down (by rules, obligations, etc.)
free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes
to sever relations (with someone; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
businesslike; professional
without touching; no touching; not participating in; not being concerned by; without being involved in
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
memory; memory; recollection; remembrance
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
tremendous; rapid; dramatic
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
substantiation; materialization; materialisation; (specific to object language classes) instantiation
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to replace; to change (for a new one); to renew; to reassign (an expense); to charge (to a different account); to shift (a loss)
power of the state; government authority
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
human relations; personal relationships
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
relation of cause and effect; causal relationship; causal link; causality