spinning the opposite way; backspin (tennis, baseball); counter
assertion; declaration; affirmation
not yet known; unknown; strange
surroundings; environs; circumference
to intertwine; to twist together
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
marriage (of a woman); marrying into a husband's family; becoming a bride; wedding; wedding ceremony
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
confidence; trust; faith; credit
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
significant; meaningful; intentional; volitional
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
to think of; to come up with
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
one's family; family member
mass communication; mass media
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
fighting against an illness
liking for; taste for; fondness for; to the liking of; favored by; popular with
isolation; being alone; being friendless
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
dealing with; coping with
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory