false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
there being no use in arguing (about it)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
less than ...; smaller ...
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
reopening; resumption; restarting
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
high spirits; high energy; go!; go-man-go!; fashionably clothed and assertive (esp. of a woman); flashy
normalcy; normality; normal
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to protrude
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity