pejorative term; derogatory term; disparaging term
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
crude; rough; plain; careless; disrespectful; without proper care
increase in interest rates
stochastic; probabilistic
dregs; lees; grounds; pent-up feelings
to keep (e.g. the lead); to maintain (a standard, situation, etc.); to put aside (for someone); to save (e.g. a seat); to keep (the ball; in soccer, rugby, etc.); to retain possession
magic; conjuring; sleight of hand; legerdemain
sound judgment; sane decision; act performed with a clear mind
only; just; solely; prostitute attached to a single member of the post-WWII occupation forces
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
something extra; something on top; and then some; icing on the cake
backyard; background; room in a store or restaurant not open to customers (often storage room)
to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
gain; profit; benefit; amplification
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
pilgrimage; walking tour; travelling (on foot)
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
to follow; to accompany; to serve; to work under; to obey
insight; power of observation
to rewind; to rally; to recover; to come back
hemorrhagic; haemorrhagic
unable to back down; unable to withdraw; stuck in a position where one cannot pull back; committed
latch; lock; sneck; (arch.) joint of the jaw