to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
participation; joining; entry; adherence
proper; respectable; decent; honest
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
registration; accession; register; entry; record
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
superior; excellent; fine
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
in succession; one by one
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)
foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
main force; chief object; mainline
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe