material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
slip of the tongue; misstatement; verbal slip-up
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
just one person; only one
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
to apologize; to apologise
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
don't worry about it; forget about it
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
going along voluntarily to be questioned by police
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
strenuous effort; earnestness; seriousness
surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")