explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
plump; chubby; voluptuous
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
curse; spell; malediction
to invent a pretext for a quarrel; to pick a fight
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
to be stricken (e.g. with grief); to be battered (e.g. by disasters)
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to have a coughing fit; to sob convulsively
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
to make contact (with); to get in touch; to enter into relations; to come to an understanding
talk; recital; narration; topic
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
system; institution; organization; organisation
clear (distinction); distinct; clear-cut; sharp
division; section; demarcation; partition; segmentation; subdivision
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
chilly; unpleasantly cold
to stifle a smile, yawn, etc.; to bite to death
self-improvement; (mental) training; self-discipline; cultivation
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
morning fog; morning mist
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
flat board; slab; slat; monotonous; dull; flat
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
gaudy; showy; garish; loud