inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
a cut above; one step above
medium; mediocrity; average
give-and-take; give and take
transactions; dealings; business
to be frank; to speak one's mind; to open one's heart; to have a heart-to-heart talk (with someone)
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
(not so) much; (not) very
story; tale; talk; discussion
having good knowledge of a certain matter; person who has good knowledge of a certain matter; informed source
after that; afterwards; thereafter
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
reprimand; rebuke; censure; reproof
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
origin; source; exit; point of departure; time to take action
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
clearing one's throat; cough
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
though; notwithstanding; although
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull