science fiction; sci-fi; SF
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
official announcement; proclamation
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to speak; to say; to vocalize
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
adds force or indicates command
synchronization; synchronized swimming
battery; battery; pitcher and catcher
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
until now; so far; up to the present
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
tank (of liquid); tank (military vehicle)
being filled with; being full of; permeation
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
cross-examination; retort; asking in return
to step back; to walk backwards
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
light; faint; pale; fleeting
interior; inside; internal