sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
example sentence; illustrative sentence; model sentence
those (near the second person)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
to differ; to vary; to disagree
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to iron; to do the ironing
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
iron (for pressing clothes); hair iron; hair tong; curling tong
something like ...; something called ...
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
use; utility; effect; benefit
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
stingy; cheap; very frugal
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to need; to call for; to require
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
small change; coins; small sum of money