gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
white heat; incandescence; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
actual state (of things); real state; live; on-the-scene; reporting live; live coverage
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
mailbox; mail box; email box
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
subject; title; subject (of an email); subject line
unofficial offer (esp. job offer); tentative decision
president and chief executive officer
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
tacit; unspoken; implicit
contraband; taboo; strictly forbidden
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
to lend an ear to; to listen to
to miss one's chance to say; to fail to mention
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
separation; divorce; severing of connections
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
exclusive; attached to; specialist
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
penalty for contract breach
restitution; damages; indemnity; compensation
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
compensation; reparations; indemnity; damages
change of occupation; career change