spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
quarrel; dispute; argument
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to anticipate; to foresee
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
script; screenplay; scenario
outline; summary; gist; basic points
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
the relation of master to servant
rumour; rumor; hearsay; report
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
clear writing; specification
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
order; sequence; procedure
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to open hostilities; to take up arms (against)
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
absolutely; positively; decidedly
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding