imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
registration; accession; register; entry; record
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
how; in what way; by what means
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
examination method; method of investigation; search procedure
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
twice; again; second time
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
dealing with; coping with
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
thorough; exhaustive; complete
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)