tone (of voice); manner of talking
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
lecture; sermon; preaching; moralizing; moralising
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
physical weariness; sense of fatigue; washed-out feeling
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
not caring; not giving a damn
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
incident; affair; happening; event
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
due form; official; formality
approval; license; licence; permission
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly