agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
unsociable; retiring; solitude-loving
wood chip; splinter; thin shingles
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
touchstone; Lydian stone; touchstone (e.g. of success); test; litmus test
to become better; to improve
prejudice; bias; distorted view
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
looking on (somebody) as hostile
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
book containing a collection of poems; Psalms (book of the Bible)
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
adoration; reverence; esteem
suffix for train car numbers
Apollo (Greek and Roman god)
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little
different view; alternative theory; dissenting view
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
difficult to solve; intractable (problem)
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
resemblance; likeness; similarity; analogy
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to show off; to parade; to pretend
to put on airs; to assume importance