unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
solving a riddle; solving a mystery
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
thereupon; shortly thereafter
paragraph; end; stopping place; conclusion
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
victim; injured party; sufferer
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
uncertain; indefinite; vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
writer; painter; drawer; skilful writer; skilful painter
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
soon; shortly; before long
story; tale; talk; discussion
main (switchboard) number; main telephone (phone) number
operator (e.g. telephone)
(telephone) switchboard; switchboard operator
(staying) one night; overnight stay; overnight rental; per-night rental
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
bridge (over a road or railway); overpass; flyover; land bridge
clanging; empty; deserted
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)