to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
each; (arch.) you (plural)
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
good at storytelling; good at telling (funny) stories; having the gift of gab
warp; curvature; curve; arch
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
club activities; extracurricular activities
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
camera shake; picture blur; deviation; slight shifting
to Google; to search for information on the WWW
password; watchword; motto; slogan
stoppage; interruption; cessation; suspension
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
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
to join together; to combine; to join up
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up