important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at least; at most; (even) just
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
(personal) background check
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to finish; to end; to close
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
with a momentary flash of light
to touch emotionally; to feel something; to strike home
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
preliminary investigation; preparation
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
the same generation; coeval
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
speech; expression; wording; language
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
beginning; outset; first; onset