law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
to be muffled; to be mumbled; to be muttered
mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito
unclear; indistinct; obscure; opaque; inarticulate; dim
to hold (a ceremony); to perform
strip-searching; security check
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
caltrop (spiked device scattered to maim infantry and horses); calthrop; caltrap
admission (to a society, club, etc.); joining; entrance; enrollment; enrolment; becoming a member
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
large number (of); many; majority
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
brute; beast; monster; inhuman person; ungrateful person
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
threatening letter; intimidating letter
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
family precepts; family motto; rule of the home
age range; age-group; age bracket
highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side
to pass away; to die; (lit.) to become a star
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
taste; liking; preference