person who has great confidence (faith) in himself
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
clearing one's throat; cough
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
with these words; while saying
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
difficult to ...; hard to ...
polite; respectful; reverent
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
duty; obligation; responsibility
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
subcontract; subcontractor (person or company)
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
to grow angry; to display one's anger
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
later on; eventually; afterwards