single parent; one parent
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
hag; witch; bitch; penurious or spiteful old woman; termagant; virago
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
formal marriage interview
a dime a dozen; two a penny
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with somebody's suggestion; to be talked into doing
to have an idea; to have a clue
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
thermal runaway; overheating
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
interior; inside; internal
short circuit; short; illogical jump; drawing a hasty inference (between two events); jumping to conclusions
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
mechanism; organization; organisation
under development; in development
chemical reaction; generation of an unexpected result from combining things
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
overcharging (e.g. a battery); overcharge
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
circuit (electric); cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle)
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
suggestion; hint; implication
to not take seriously; to take lightly
compendium of laws; statute books; (lit.) complete book of the Six Codes
rote memorization (memorisation); rote learning; indiscriminate memorizing (memorising)
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating