slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
hearsay; learning by hearsay
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
dysfunction (often medical); malfunction; insufficiency
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
disturbance of consciousness
numerator; molecule; member; element
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
digging deeply (below the surface); mining deep; probing deeply (issue, problem); investigating thoroughly; deepening relations
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
without hesitation; without a qualm; at the drop of a hat
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
man; male; masculine gender
to visit frequently; to haunt
close; intimate; on good terms
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
another company; other company
job; work; duties; trade; skill
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
so what!; who gives a damn?
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual