pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
rather; sooner; preferably
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
so; therefore; and; (and) then
general idea; concept; notion
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
drink; drinking; spigot; tap (in a cask, etc.); stock market bucketing; bookmaking
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
wig; hairpiece (esp. to cover hair loss); toupee
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
handling things like an adult; behaving like a mature grown-up
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
foreign-owned enterprise; company with capital participation by a foreign company; foreign-affiliated firm; alien corporation; foreign company
consulting; consultant; consul
recent photograph (of a person); recent picture; latest photograph
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker