to indicate; to show; to point to
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
thick hide; shamelessness
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
calamity; misfortune; disaster
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
friction; discord; strife
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
speaker; lecturer; lecturer (at a university or college); instructor; part-time teacher; tutor (at a cram school)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
to be silent; to say nothing
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
inspection (for compliance); investigation (tax, etc.)
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)
projection; protrusion; rupture (e.g. of gas); jetting out; prominence; standing out
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to be in danger of; to be liable to; to be at risk of
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
in one's own way or style
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
depending on the circumstances; due to (with modifying verb)
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
pupil; student; schoolchild
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough