to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
to roll about with laughter; to be convulsed with laughter; to laugh one's head off
invisibly; secretly; privately
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
dependability; credibility; coefficient of confidence
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
simply put; putting it simply; in short
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
height (of body); stature
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
most part; greater part; majority
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
calm; composed; cool; quiet
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
fortunately; luckily; thankfully