to run a shop; to have a shop
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
(another's) spirit; God's heart or spirit; Lord's will
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)
but; however; although; though
out of office; out of power; in opposition; unaffiliated (e.g. researcher, scientist); in private practice
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
group; body; party; company; troupe; gang
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
belief; faith; conviction
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation
an infinite variety of; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
business trip; official trip
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
square; formal; prim; stuffy
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
snide remark; insinuation; sly dig; disguised reproach; indirect criticism
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
both hands; both arms; ten
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect