originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
three-legged race; cooperation with singleness of purpose (e.g. between companies); operating in tandem
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
large-scale operation; large-scale campaign; major mission
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
those (near the second person)
pointing out; identification
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to cut corners; to be shoddy
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
man; male; masculine gender
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for