to straighten up; to sit upright
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
discernment; penetration; insight; intellectual acumen
millilitre; milliliter; mL
disposal; scrapping; replacement; putting on the shelf; shelving
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
find it against one's conscience (to do); too proud (to do)
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
to thrust into; to shove into; to push into; to drive into
to be lacking in options; to be too few
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
casualties; killed and wounded; human damage
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
fair and square; open and aboveboard
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
notice; attention; observation
parts; accessories; components
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
comedian; actor who plays comic roles; figure of fun; laughing stock
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
fat; tallow; lard; grease
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
dissolution; dissolving; solution (e.g. chemical); melting; liquefying; fusion
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint