scientific basis; scientific foundation; scientific grounds
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
scorpion (Scorpiones spp.)
snake; serpent; large snake
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
river; stream; River; the ... river
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
tail (animal); tail end; tip
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
sting (of a bee, etc.); stinger; needle covered with poison
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued