to press a question; to cross-examine
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
calls and sounds made by insects
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
way (of doing); manner; method; means
directions; instructions; orders; command
right (to do something); authority; power
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
no, not like that (but like this)
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
commander; commanding officer; CO
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
government service; the bureaucracy
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
intelligence; intellect; brains
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
alone; unaided; away from home
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in