surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
imagination; supposition; guess
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
polish; improvement; burnishing
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
although I say; although one might say; although called
though; notwithstanding; although
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
love of cleanliness; liking to keep things clean; tidiness (of people); neatness
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
to scrape off; to rub off
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
order; sequence; procedure
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to say; to be called; to do
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
to begin; to set about; to start
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
one by one; one after another; successively
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction