close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
single word; a few words; brief comment
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to expedite; to encourage; to spur (on)
very likely; very probable
author; writer; novelist; artist
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
to make a vow; to take an oath
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
how long; how much; to what extent
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case