clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
practical; realistic; pragmatic
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
distinction; differentiation; classification
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
the whole area; all areas
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
place; room; margin; scope
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
to overdo; to do too much
study; research; investigation
intending to persuade someone and instead being persuaded oneself; going for wool and coming home shorn; the biter bit; (lit.) the mummy hunter himself becomes a mummy
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)