half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
illegitimate (e.g. born to a mistress)
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
conversely; on the contrary
private residence or home
place where one works; construction site; working area
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
office hours; business hours; working hours
housemaster; resident advisor; houseparent; housefather; housemother; dorm parent
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
sad face; sorrowful face; anxious look; sad countenance
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
out of range; outside the limits (of ...); outside (a) range; outside the scope
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
fellows; comrade; colleague; one's equal
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
politics of fear; terrorism; reign of terror (esp. in the French revolution)
pronunciation; production of sound
among countries; between countries
arrangement; pact; agreement
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
gag order; gag rule; gag law
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle