to rank next to; to come after
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
discretion; discretionary power
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
shift the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); pass the buck
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
report of an absence (at work)
roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides); mawworm; (metaphor for) location of one's feelings or sentiments; (metaphor for) empty stomach; feeling of hunger
to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
older brother; elder brother
to soothe and humor (humour); to coax
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
frowning on; looking on with scorn; showing disapproval
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
a fight between equally great opponents
to have a smattering knowledge of
arranging in a line; standing in a row; parallel (electronics, computing, etc.)
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
going to and fro; back and forth
integrated circuit; IC; interchange
pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant; colourant
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
sidelong glance; flirtatious glance
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime