to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
wooden frame; wooden crate; wooden pallet
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
glib; smooth-talking; silver-tongued
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
lime; quicklime; caustic lime
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
division; section; demarcation; partition; segmentation; subdivision
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
directly opposite; right in front
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
nesting hole; burrow; den
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
insubordination; outlawry
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame
head of a garden; kindergarten principal; nursery school principal; park director; zoo director; head of a plantation
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants