adrenal cortex; cortex of the adrenal gland
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
to talk down; to corner someone in an argument
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
to put on the brakes; to put a stop to
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
to inflict; to impose (a fine, etc.)
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
off-focus (photography); out of focus; off the mark; off the point; irrelevant
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
to interlace; to fit together; to combine; to mingle
assembling a criminal case
trial; judgement; judgment
serious crime; grave crime
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
personal; individual; private
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
one's person; around one's person
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
to thrust before; to thrust at
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness