processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
number of digits or characters
stealthily; secretly; in secret
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
to explain adequately; to be accountable
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
more haste, less speed; slow and steady wins the race
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
going straight on; going straight ahead
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
tactful; adroit; shrewd; clever; smart; affable
person concerned; interested party; related party
all night long; all through the night
establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
now that you say that; now that you mention it
two times; twice; two degrees
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare