to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
indirect kiss (e.g. drinking from a cup someone has just used)
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
professor; teaching; instruction
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
out of office; out of power; in opposition; unaffiliated (e.g. researcher, scientist); in private practice
genius; prodigy; natural gift
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
being somewhat excited (agitated)
to get narrower; to contract
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
as you see; as you can see
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
consequence; outcome; result; blame
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
close to the wall; alongside the wall
first thing after rising; as soon as getting up
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
to gather; to collect; to assemble
question; inquiry; enquiry
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
already known; well-known
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)