effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
guaranteed; authentic; certified
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
miraculous; wonder-working; magical
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
bull; bulldog; bulldozer; bourgeois; bourgeoisie
condition; state of preservation
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
to take a breath; to take a short rest
immature form (of an organism); young animal
by some chance; somehow; in some way; somehow or other; one way or another; by any means possible
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
in spite of; regardless of
construction; establishment
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to escape from; to get out
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
user identification; user id
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
prejudice; bias; warped view; jealousy; inferiority complex
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
smallish; on the small side
tablet; pill; tablet; tablet computer; tablet; (inscribed) slab
(act of) writing on a blackboard
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling