consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
contrived; false-sounding
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
job hunting; seeking employment
cutter; cutting tool; box cutter; utility knife; (tailor's) cutter; cutter (boat)
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
machine parts; machinery; equipment
without holding anything back; mercilessly; relentlessly; energetically; vigorously
capable of anything; liable to do
plentiful; abundant; definitely extant
to hit and break open; to crush; to smash
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
person who prefers sweet things to alcoholic drinks; person with a sweet tooth
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
precocity; early ripening; premature development
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
had better ...; had better not ...
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
apricot (Prunus armeniaca)
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say, it's how you say it
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea