vocal sound; tone of voice
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
withdrawal symptoms; abstinence syndrome
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
furiously; passionately; indignantly
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
warmly; cordially; with tender care
remittance fraud; bank transfer scam
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
disorder; disturbance; unrest
wave (on water); wave (electromagnetic, sound, etc.); wave (in hair); wave (audience); Mexican wave
to perceive; to understand
stock; products; stolen goods; loot; spoils
re-sending; re-transmission
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
compelling force; legal force
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
whispering; murmuring; subdued
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
sleeping pill; sleep medication
simultaneous transmission; sending to multiple recipients; sending a group message
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
in use; occupied (e.g. toilet); engaged