explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
punishment; judgement; judgment; decapitation
heart and lungs; cardiopulmonary bypass; heart-lung machine; CPB pump
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
offensive smell; bad smell; foul smell; stench
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
house; greenhouse; house music; go to your kennel (cage, bed, etc.)!
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
side of a geometric shape (e.g. triangle or rectangle)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
so slight as to be all but non-existent
persistent; stubborn; sticky; viscous; viscous temperament (in Kretschmer's classification); epileptoid temperament
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
general-purpose; all-purpose; one-size-fits-all
transport; transportation; transit; conveyance
through (e.g. an intermediary, a medium); via; over (e.g. a network); across; by way of; by means of
distant land; remote location; distant province
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey