to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
word for word; verbatim; a single word and a single phrase
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
mental health; mental hygiene
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
beginning (of writing); opening passage (sentence, paragraph, etc.); written claim; bill
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
written word; written language
measured amount (esp. of medicine); dosing; manner of seasoning; making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
first generation; founder