severe; strict; tough; hard
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
old man; venerable gentleman
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
equality; impartiality; evenness
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
is something that; is that which
drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint
number of digits or characters
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
sequence; progression; several lines; several rows
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
solely; entirely; only; or
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
to be able to manage somehow or another
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast