hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
another thing; exception; special case
organic; coordinated; working in a coordinated fashion
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
thought; consideration; thinking
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
several sheets (flat objects)
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
personal statement; verbal or informal, unsubstantiated assertion
to knit one's brows; to frown
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
dealing with; coping with
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command