loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
difference; variation; difference
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
increase and decrease; fluctuation
height (of body); stature
baby tooth; milk tooth; first set of teeth
to be replaced with new growth
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
speech; expression; wording; language
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
job application form; employee satisfaction
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
light; easy; non-serious; minor
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
tale; short story; sketch comedy; skit
one act (play, etc.); scene; event
audience; spectator; spectators
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
incident; affair; happening; event
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
intention; idea; inclination; wish
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to