isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
standard; basis; principle
affectation; showiness; pretence
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
mountain top; summit; peak
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
character of a place; situation; location; occasion
to be prominently ...; to be persistently ...
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
chocolate chips; chocolate chip
to cover (smear, sprinkle) (with)
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
logical; cogent; well-reasoned; logically consistent
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to overdo; to do too much
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
genuine; authentic; true; pure
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
lying face down; upside down; prone
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with