fixed game; rigged bid; put-up job
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
question; inquiry; enquiry
meaning; significance; sense
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
substitute (actor); stand-in; fill-in; understudy; double
just because; even if; even though
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
sullenly; discontentedly; silently (in a bad mood); grumpily; with hurt feelings
fluff; fuzz; nap; hachures; hatching
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
presence; dignity; corpulence; obesity
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones; in secret; stealthily
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
making out; necking; getting handsy; canoodling; being lovey-dovey; getting affectionate (with each other)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
salaried; paid; with pay; paid vacation; paid holiday; paid leave
... years old; age (of) ...