to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
if so; in that case; in that situation
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
while; during; performed in this condition
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
negotiations; discussions; connection
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
although I say; although one might say; although called
quality (of a product or a service)
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
fixtures; furnishings; equipment
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
semi-transparent; translucent
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
to be transparent; to show through