not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
slatted shutter; louver door (window)
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
germination; sprouting; budding
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
fourth day of the month; four days
civil administration; civil government; politics focused on the promotion of public welfare
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
imprisonment; captive; prisoner
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
person who notifies the police; informer; whistleblower; delator
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
admission; (self-)acknowledgment; (self-)acknowledgement; self-identification
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
to save face; to show deference; to make someone look good
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)