to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
according to plan; as planned; on target
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
inside; interior; (within) one's mind; one's soul; one's heart
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
inheritance; something given or received
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
now that; since; so long as; because
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
to set about in earnest; to make a strenuous effort; to put one's back into (doing)
comparing and adjusting; reconciling; lapping; precision surface finishing; margination
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
depending on the circumstances; due to (with modifying verb)
constitution; rules; regulation
article (in a document); clause; counter for lines, stripes, streaks, rays, etc.; although; though; since
United Nations member; UN member state
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. of a new market); breaking new ground
two (long cylindrical things)
economic; financial; fiscal
constant; persistent; indecisiveness; usual; normal
ancestral; hereditary; handed down from generation to generation; for generations; from generation to generation
moderate (view, politics, etc.); temperate; sensible; sober; non-radical
proper; respectable; decent; honest
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
maintaining the status quo
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly