cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
to be at a loss; to rack one's brains in vain; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea
had better ...; had better not ...
another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
beginning (of writing); opening passage (sentence, paragraph, etc.); written claim; bill
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
very rare; very unlikely (to happen); scarcely; seldom; improbable; almost never (occurring)
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
without; but if; otherwise; or else
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
(telephone) extension; additional telephone handset; portable handset; cordless telephone
to push (something) against
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
faltering; tottering; halting; unsteady; awkward; clumsy
rather than; more ... than ...
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to awake from one's sleep
while; even though; despite
messenger; envoy; emissary
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
academic; scholarly; scientific
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality