theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
word game; wordplay; playing with words
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
(formal) shirt; dress shirt; business shirt; button-up shirt
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
scribbling; doodling; graffiti
otherwise; or else; if not
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
this (very thing); this precisely
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
disorder; confusion; violence; outrage; riot
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
supply route; supply road; communications (military)
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
hungry ghost realm; preta realm
to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)
to make; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare; to get ready; to dress (oneself in)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
key to a solution; first step toward a solution; thread to unravel a mystery
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
door; gate; opening; title page
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
electric water boiler; thermo pot; hot water dispenser
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)