straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to be conspicuous; to stand out
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
proposal; proposition; suggestion
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
silence (not speaking); muteness
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame
not caring; not giving a damn
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to approach; to draw near
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
opening fully; full throttle; full power
true character; real nature
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
headmaster; principal; dean; provost; rector
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to dance; to perform dance steps
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
stability; steadiness; equilibrium