to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to play a central role; to take a leading part
nonprofit organization; nonprofit organisation
humanism; humanitarianism
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; not knowing the true nature
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
decapitation; decapitated head
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
rate; ratio; percentage; commission; poundage; percentage
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
letter (e.g. of complaint); letter to the editor; letter from a reader; contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.)
angry; indignant; wrathful; enraged
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
with a clatter; with a fling (opening a door, window, etc.); bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); cheerfully
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
nape (of the neck); nucha
to be jealous; to be envious
parasol (esp. one carried in the hand); sunshade
regret; repentance; remorse
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
pink (colour, color); (lit.) colour of peach (flowers)
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
by your leave; with your permission
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)