disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
to affect; to impact; to influence
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
advertising the excellence of one's wares; boasting; self-advertisement; statement of the virtues of a medicine; description of the virtues of a drug
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
systematic; regular; routine
foolishness; stupidity; silliness
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; pleasantly; (wearing, etc. something) elegantly; smartly; stylishly
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
no need to finish what you're saying; say no more; I can guess the rest already
for your information; I'm telling you
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
academic meritocracy; education-conscious society; society that places (excessive) emphasis on academic records
token (gesture, gift, etc.); (done) for form's sake; for the sake of appearances
summer vacation; summer holiday