query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
to comfort; to console; to amuse
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
genuine; authentic; true; real
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
retention; maintenance; preservation
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to become misty; to become hazy
without touching; no touching; not participating in; not being concerned by; without being involved in
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
both hands; both arms; ten
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to do as one wishes; to act as one wills
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
speaking voice; talking voice
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
duplicity; treachery; double-dealing
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)