assumption; supposition; hypothesis
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
duty to support (a person)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
conscious neglect; willful negligence; wilful negligence
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
mysterious disappearance; being spirited away
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
unconditionally; as a rule
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
one after another; one after the other; in rotation; exchanging one after the other; changing repeatedly
way; method; means; resource; course
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
nature; the natural world; realm of nature
brood parasitism (planting one's eggs in another bird's nest, as demonstrated by the cuckoo, etc.)