indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
consolation money; solatium; reparation; damages; settlement
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
import; importation; introduction; afferent
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
troublesome; annoying; complicated
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
one of these days; someday; one day
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
infotainment television program; TV gossip show; (tabloid) talk show; talk show featuring discussion of current news, etc.
distortion; falsification; perversion
(person treated as a) plaything
crushing; squashing; crumpling; crinkling (into a broad smile); forming creases; forming wrinkles
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
to forget completely; to leave behind
offering to a deity or somebody's spirit; tribute to a person who is about to depart
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
cumulonimbus; gigantic columns of clouds (in summer); thunderhead
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
second day of the month; two days
goods on display; (an) exhibit; exhibition (of goods)
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
be (that) as it may; having said that
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
sudden brake; coming to a sudden stop
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
hospitalization; hospitalisation
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far