suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
firmly rooted; deep-seated
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
break; pause; halt; (temporary) stop
contrived; false-sounding
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
iron rust; iron hydroxide
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching
legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
not becoming a problem; out of the question; not worth considering; insignificant; negligible
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
science; to think about scientifically; to think in terms of science
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
combination; union; bond; join (in relational algebra)
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
at once; immediately; right now
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
quadrilateral; quadrangle; tetragon
notice; attention; observation
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
by itself; automatically; naturally
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops