to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
letter; missive; note; mail
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
to refuse; to decline; to deny
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
to hand over; to surrender
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
divorce; dissolution of adoption
one's party piece; parlor trick; hidden talent
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to say no more; to sink into silence
everyone; everybody; ladies and gentlemen
adviser; advisor; consultant
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze