silent; silent movie; silent film; silent letter
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
to get jealous; (lit.) to grow horns
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
to use (as a tool) for one's own advantage; to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
throw; throwing; throwing event
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
scope; valid range; coverage
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
assertion; declaration; affirmation
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
serious; not joking; straight
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
pressing; urging; demanding; demand