selection; making a choice; sifting; decision to adopt or reject
(not) even once; (not) ever
degree of relative priority
low (level, value, price, etc.)
accurate; correct; precise; exact
evaluation period (software, new employee, etc.); trial period; probation period
useful thing; usable article
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
returned goods; returning purchased goods
system; institution; organization; organisation
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
eighth day of the month; eight days
duty; obligation; responsibility
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
frequency (of occurrence)
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
substitution; alternation; alternative; substitute
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
having ended; being resolved
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
creakily; close (i.e. with no room to spare)
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
obstinate person; stubbornness; pigheadedness; hard head (like a rock)
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
training (animals); breaking (animals)
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract