to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
document; official papers
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
guardian; protector; patron; parent
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
workshop; studio; atelier
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
function; facility; faculty; feature
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
difficult to ...; hard to ...
defined style; predetermined style; official style; rule
internal (e.g. disk); built-in; equipped (with)
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination