to express (in words); to confess
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
inert; noble; neutral; inactive
conspicuousness (usu. color); prominence; distinctiveness
physical disorder; incongruity; incompatibility; inconsistency
lower region; lower part; region below
bashful; shameful; ashamed
return; giving back; giving up; relinquishing; surrendering
deep inside; innermost place
prison; jail; gaol; penitentiary
to pierce; to go through; to remove (partitions between rooms); to knock (e.g. two rooms) into one; to carry out (to completion)
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks (drink)
prison guard; warder; jailer; gaoler
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
middle period; medium-term
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
laboratory animal; experimental animal
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; one kick
to smoke (e.g. a pipe); to puff (a cigarette); to burn (incense)
to crack; to get cracked; to develop a crack; to develop a fissure
not having enough workers; being understaffed; having nothing one can do about something; having no options; no reason not to ...; can't afford not to
to toss (i.e. one's head); to wave (i.e. a flag); to stand up energetically; to raise one's voice
to retaliate; to return a blow; to strike back (at); to retort
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
to finish reading; to read through; to figure out; to fully anticipate
businesslike; professional
without showing any sign of; without giving the slightest indication of; without saying anything of; without breathing a word of
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
tender-hearted; compassionate; charitable; good-hearted
truth; reality; seriousness; truth; printed style writing; star performer
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
steadfast loyalty; unwavering devotion; remaining faithful to the end; show of loyalty; display of devotion; act of loyalty
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse
tag (children's game); tig
on the right as one faces (it)
calm; composed; self-possessed; firm