not a word to anyone; keep it secret; mum's the word
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
the front; honest; upright; decent
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
performance of one's official duties
to remind (someone of something); to call (someone's) attention (to); to tell (someone) again (to make sure); to make (doubly) sure (of); to emphasize; to reconfirm
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
inquiry commission; enquiry commission; research group
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
discovery; detection; finding
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
to do for (the sake of someone else)
imposing stance; daunting pose
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
design; idea; conception; plan
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
game of make-believe; child's play; pretend play