minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
expression; look; countenance; face
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
presentation (e.g. of a gift, etc.)
to beat time; to mark time
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
projecting part (of a headland, etc.); moment of departure; (on the) point of going out; outset; start
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
answer respectively agreement or disagreement
concession; conciliation; compromise
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
novel; original; new; innovative
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
to shake one's head (in denial)
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
when it becomes; when it comes to
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
interference in the domestic affairs of another country
interference; intervention; meddling
beforehand; in advance; previously
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
to all come in (e.g. teeth); to all come out (e.g. seedlings, flowers)
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect