to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
scale; scope; plan; structure
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
when it becomes; when it comes to
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
person concerned; interested party; related party
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to be injured; to sustain a wound
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
defense; defence; protection
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
(turned out) all right in the end
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
due form; official; formality
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
intake (nutrients, calories, etc.); intake amount
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
human experiment; human experimentation; experiment on a living person
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
an issue being settled; a case being closed
with a start; with a jump
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
yearned for; longed for; missed
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
aphrodisiac; love potion; philter
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest