to ask a question; to ask questions
hint; suggestion; clue; suggestion
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
radiation damage; radiation injury; radiation hazard
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
husband and wife; married couple
main; principal; chief; primary; major
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
estrangement; alienation; disaffection; (customer) churn; attrition
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
approval; acceptance; toleration
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
(not) in the slightest; (not) at all
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
inspection; audit; judgement; judgment
conversely; on the contrary
power of the state; government authority
justice; fairness; impartiality
management; administration; operation
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring
ill-natured; twisted; ill-natured person; twisted person
probe; inquiry; enquiry; investigation
city at night; town at night; streets at night; nightlife district; drinking district
end of the world; farthest corner of the earth
is something that; is that which
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
temporary (suspension) bridge; makeshift bridge; bridge (between cultures, generations, etc.); link; walkway (constructed on a cliff face); plank path