showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
just because; even if; even though
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
such ... as; or some such
as (much) as possible; as (far) as possible
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
field survey; field work (research); on-the-spot investigation
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
letter; missive; note; mail
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
(how) many times; (how) often
property; fortune; assets
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
distinction; differentiation; classification
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
relation; connection; relevance