yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
moral duty; moral obligations; justification; pretext; just cause
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
limits; boundary; domain; area (e.g. in programming languages)
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
hot (e.g. from the oven); steaming (from the pot); fresh; fresh (e.g. out of university); new (e.g. married couple)
present location; current location; "you are here" (on map)
pin (esp. for mounting insects); setting pin
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
scene of the crime (offense, offence)
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
signature phrase; signature saying
position; location; base; point; site
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
not necessarily so; is not always true
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
surveillance camera; security camera
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
intimacy; friendship; familiarity