to some extent; to a certain extent
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
sunbathing; basking in the sun
movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring; acting freely; doing as one pleases
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
impeachment; denunciation; accusation; censure
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
two kinds; second-class (e.g. mail)
sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
last resort; desperate measure taken under the pressure of necessity
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid; delinquency; misconduct
feeling of a house or a room
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
only recently; just of late
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
you could say that; that might be so
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
more than anything; above all else
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
(in the) confusion (of the moment)
escape; skipping (a class); cutting class; escape (key); escapement (clock mechanism)
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
area of the field one is supposed to (or able to) defend; (one's) field; (one's) scope; one's type; kind of person one is attracted to
indecisively; hesitantly; irresolutely; wishy-washily
to throw (strongly, violently, etc.)
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
deterioration; becoming decrepit; becoming worn out
without eating or drinking
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model