just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
email; mail; post; message (in an instant messaging application); instant message; male
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
to shine brilliantly; to shine radiantly
number of times; frequency; count
successive generations; successive emperors
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
atonement (for one's sins); expiation; making amends; making up for (a misdeed)
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
reforming (oneself); mending one's ways; turning over a new leaf
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
trembling from fear; trembling all over
to open (one's eyes) wide
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
discovery; detection; finding
speech; expression; wording; language
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
inheritance; something given or received
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
elegant; lively but restrained; quietly beautiful
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead