tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
respect and affection; love and respect
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
and; thereupon; because of that
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to hit the mark; to hit the nail on the head
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
concentration; thickness; density; cardinality
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
how long; how far; how much
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
don't you think?; indicates question
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
useless; vain; aimless; idle
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
retrogression; degeneration; deterioration
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad