pot holder; oven glove; oven mitt
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
delivery; issuance; handing over; granting
to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at
power; authority; jurisdiction
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
courteous; decorous; polite
feeling good; feeling pleasant
manners; behavior; behaviour
to stifle a laugh; to hold back a laugh
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
second; number two; runner-up
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
solid foods (as introduced during weaning); weaning food; complementary foods; solids
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
material; substance; matter
direct connection; direct link
European Community; EC; e-commerce; electronic commerce; emergency contraception; engineering constructor
to be at a loss for words
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to look old; to become time-worn; to become worn out; to become old and grubby; to become musty
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
suspicion (of having committed a crime, wrongdoing)
joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
unidentifiable; unidentified
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)