expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to watch over; to watch attentively
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
growing light (e.g. at dawn); pale; appearing dumb; talking in an obvious way
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
looking away; looking aside
how long; how far; how much
tool (esp. software, etc.); tour (e.g. Tour de France)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
offender; criminal; culprit
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
remembrance; recollection; recognition
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
interference; meddling; butting in
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
softly; mildly; gently; politely
wherein; therein; thereinto
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
uninhabited island; desert island
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student