to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
incarnation; impersonation; personification; avatar
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
building (esp. a house); house fixture; fitting; facial features
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
another; different; separate; discrete
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
property; fortune; means; assets
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
ready-made; common-law (wife)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
importance; emphasis; stress
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
artificial intelligence; AI
intelligence; intellect; brains
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
advanced; developed; seniority; senior; superior
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
pixie (mythical creatures from Cornish folklore)
classification; categorization; sorting
doing as one is told; yes-man