mother tongue; native language; protolanguage; parent language
sphere; circle; range; category
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
results; record; grades; marks
without; but if; otherwise; or else
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
to comfort; to console; to amuse
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
interests and preferences
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
undressing; taking off one's clothes
training (animals); breaking (animals)
audiovisual; adult video; porn video; pornographic video
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
job title; name of one's position
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
treatment; service; handling; management
complex; intricate; complicated; confused; troublesome; vexatious
to choose the best; to select carefully; to handpick
blow; shock; strike; batting
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
just a minute; small quantity
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
without touching; no touching; not participating in; not being concerned by; without being involved in
prize money; monetary award; reward
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
beforehand; in advance; previously
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
oppressive rule; tyrannical regime; despotism
politics of fear; terrorism; reign of terror (esp. in the French revolution)
derailment; digression; deviation
to move forward; to move on
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently