proposition; thesis; notion; problem; issue; challenge
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
suitcase; trunk; trunk (of a car); boot; (trunk) line
reopening; resumption; restarting
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
to be pleased; to be in a good mood
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
to puzzle; to perplex; to bewilder; to delude; to mislead; to fascinate
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to say no more; to sink into silence
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
outline; summary; argument
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
assertion; declaration; affirmation
rag (for wiping machines)
re-examination; review; reconsideration; reappraisal
to be photographed; to be projected
gum; rubber; eraser; condom