to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
beforehand; in advance; previously
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
command; lead; generalship; leadership
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
to distribute; to hand out
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
thought; consideration; thinking
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
gossip; corner of the mouth
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
simply put; putting it simply; in short
suddenly; all of a sudden
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
throwaway; disposable; single-use
rapid development; rapid unfolding
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
performance of one's official duties
government service; the bureaucracy
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
individual; private person; personal; private
to serve; to work for; to attend
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate