to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to taste; to try (food or drink)
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
official name; formal name
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
making a show of one's faults
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
leader of the pack (of a group of kids); neighborhood bully (neighbourhood)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
removing a name; expelling (e.g. from school); decommissioning
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
administration; governance; the authorities; authority
even if; even though; however; no matter how
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident