better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
though; even if; whether ... or ...
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
selection; choice; option
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
murder; killing; murderer
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
internal organs; intestines; viscera
gastritis; gastric catarrh
first term; first half-year; preceding period; early period
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
alcohol dependency; alcoholism
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
mental derangement; insanity; psychosis
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
crime committed for fun; criminal who takes delight in people's reaction to his crimes
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety