to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
no complaints, no returns, no cancellations
somehow; for some reason; in some way; vaguely
to count on one's fingers
former (e.g. name); previous; changed; examination; inspection; investigation
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
survival; survivor; relic
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
start of a sentence, phrase, etc.
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
parts; accessories; components
broad (view, perspective, etc.); wide; large
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
present (brought by a visitor); gift
running the whole distance
armament; soldier's equipment
removal; dismantling; detaching
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
make-up; get-up; disguise; costume
last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
power; motive power; dynamic force; three-phase electricity
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
stealthy steps; soft steps
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to yell; to rant; to rave
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down