nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
driving off a troublesome person; getting rid of a nuisance
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
while; during; performed in this condition
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
rest; break; recess; intermission
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
pointing out; identification
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
censorship; inspection; examination
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
exploitation; overuse; abuse
prognostic symptoms; after-effect
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
if so; in that case; in that situation
how many people; a number of people
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
reputation; respectability
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
woman; female; feminine gender
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say, it's how you say it
to concern; to be related
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone