to press a question; to cross-examine
complete change; about-face
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to be at a loss for words
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
that's the way it is; such is life
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
kindling; small bits of scrap wood used to fuel a stove
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
earnestly; immediately; exactly
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to repeat; to do something over again
surrounding at a distance
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
underground train; subway
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
center; centre; metropolis
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly