rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
diamond (mineral, gemstone); diamond; infield; diamond (card suit)
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities
knowing; (an) acquaintance
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
perfidiousness; faithlessness; inconstancy; insincerity; falsehood
contract; compact; agreement
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
internment camp; detention facility; POW camp; refugee camp
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to lean against; to set against
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
great war; great battle; world war
sound recorder; tape recorder
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
very; much; greatly; a lot of
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
arrangement; pact; agreement
fixed number; quorum (for an assembly); constant; invariable; literal; fate
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)