single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
sound (of a sentence); euphony; wordplay; play on words; pun
to pat (e.g. a dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle; to caress
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
critical (condition); serious
related to; in relation to
prudent; thoughtful; discreet
appropriate (e.g. authorities); concerned; relevant; said; aforementioned; competent
to accuse someone; to charge someone
(crime of) instigation to suicide
different thing; another question; different case
nowadays; in this day and age
banning of books; banned book
historical; traditional; historic
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
tide; current; tendency; trend
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation
satisfactory; desirable; favourable; seeming (to be); appearing
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
results (of a study or investigation)
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
deed; act; conduct; behavior; asceticism
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
(and) then; and; thereupon; in that case; then; so
surely (not); certainly (not)
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
to charge; to rush; to flood a company, organization etc. with phone complaints (usu. loosely organized on anonymous online message boards); to message (someone); to contact
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
rough-and-ready; knocked-up; hasty; slipshod; slapdash
Song of Solomon (book of the Bible); Song of Songs; Canticle of Canticles
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
the opposite direction; the other way
saving (e.g. time, money, resources); economising; economizing
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)