to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
with these words; while saying
to be main; to be principal; to be important
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
convenient; handy; useful
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
restoration; repair; mending
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
feeling; sense; impression
to revive (e.g. a company); to boost (e.g. morale)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
quickly (e.g. pushing up one's glasses); with a light pull; with a sharp tug (e.g. at a sleeve)
to boost; to force up; to push up
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation (for the stage or screen); embellishment (of the facts); exaggeration; dramatization
excess; surplus; superabundance
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
to be based (on); to be founded (on); to be grounded (on); to be due to; to come (from); to arise (from)