vice; immorality; corruption
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
living thing; living creature; animal; life
function; facility; faculty; feature
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to turn towards; to point
to say; to be pleased to say
true character; real nature
such; this sort of; like this
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
but; however; provided that
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)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
all night long; all through the night
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
(cute) suffix for familiar person; cute adjective form
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
beyond that point; after that
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think