to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
distinction; differentiation; classification
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
looking on; remaining a spectator
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
since when; from when; how long
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
twice; again; second time
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed