to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
age 16 (of a girl); pubescence; age 64 (of a man); breaking of the hymen (during sex); defloration
to find out; to discover; to locate
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
authenticity; credibility
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.); setting a theme (for composition of poetry)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
symbol; code; sign; notation
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
male genitalia; male genital organs; penis
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
in succession; one by one
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
choices; alternatives; options