insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
vise; jack; vice; immorality; vice-
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
button (clothing); push-button
baseline design; preliminary design; basic design
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
to thrust before; to thrust at
assertion; declaration; affirmation
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
prompt decision; snap judgement; snap judgment
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
exceeding one's authority; abusing one's legal authority; ultra vires activities
rebel; traitor; insurgent
to slander; to libel; to criticize; to criticise
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
not necessarily so; is not always true
taking advantage of (a convenient situation)
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
censure; criticism; blame; disparagement; vilification
to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...