lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
operation; functioning; running
as expected; as predicted
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
nicely; properly; frequently; often; how (could you); why (would you)
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names
light; easy; non-serious; minor
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
to turn yellow; to become tinged with yellow; to yellow (with age)
belt (worn around the waist); (machine) belt; belt; zone
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
odds and ends; all; every
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
otherwise; or else; if not
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
permanent member of the UN Security Council
head; leader; top; (arch.) important part
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
material; substance; matter