to straighten up; to sit upright
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
secrecy; highly classified information
retention; maintenance; preservation
vulnerability; weakness; fragility
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
sincere; earnest; serious
to understand; to make out
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
bare (naked) body; complexion (e.g. face)
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
pointing out; identification
without; but if; otherwise; or else
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
censure; criticism; blame; disparagement; vilification
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
near; close; beside; third person
preference; priority; precedence
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
himself; yourself; herself
the opposite sex; isomerism
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay