yes it is!; it surely is; certainly
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
baldness; bald head; bald person; baldy; idiot; moron
notice; notification; report; posting
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
screaming (vocal technique); shouting
unexpected meeting; coincidence
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
penalty; sentence; punishment
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
power; might; authority; influence
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
explanation; interpretation
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
to anticipate; to foresee
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
turning by hand; hand-turned; hand-cranked; preparations; arrangements
to press a question; to cross-examine
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
moaning; muttering; complaining
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
yearned for; longed for; missed
in the end; at the end of the day
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
for your information; I'm telling you
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge
like this; in this way; as you see