adherent; devotee; believer
exorcism rite; purification
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
environment; circumstance
to state; to express; to mention
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
scriptural text; scriptures; sutras
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
tenets (of a religious sect); doctrines; (religious) sect; denomination; one's principles; one's tastes
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
unsuitable; inappropriate; improper
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
again; once more; a second time
great laughter; burst of laughter
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
I am not going to fall for that trick; that trick won't work on me
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
product; produce; result; fruit
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
adhering to; being a stickler for; being particular about; worrying too much about