taking something as absolute truth; regarding something as absolute
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
correction; revision; amendment
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
locking on (to a target, esp. by radar)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
power; authority; influence
speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
to be itching to put one's skills to use
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to be transparent; to show through
stealthily; secretly; in secret
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
way of speaking; intimation
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
wheedling child; spoiled child (spoilt); pampered child; child who always demands attention
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
many; much; plenty; hardly