sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
the reverse; other side; lining
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
explanation; interpretation
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
serious; not joking; straight
professional jester; professional entertainer; comedian; flatterer; sycophant; brown-noser
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
master; teacher; stable master
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to use as an intermediary; to worry; to mind; to care
reasonableness (esp. of children); obedience
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
this world; this life; world of the living
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
to like; to love; to be fond of
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side