due form; official; formality
marital relationship; marital relations
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
approximate age; age range
intelligence quotient; IQ
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
IQ; intelligence quotient
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
genius; prodigy; natural gift
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
so-and-so; who?; which people?
truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith
to spread; to be propagated
rather; sooner; preferably
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
at first; initially; in the beginning
panting; gasping; heavy breathing
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see