to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
private person; individual
sincere; honest; faithful
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
you could say; you might say; verging on the
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
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)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
simply; merely; only; solely
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
progress; advance; improvement; development
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
effect; efficacy; virtue; benefit
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
climatotherapy; change of air for convalescence
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
straight-laced person; stubborn person
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to laugh away; to laugh off