reservation; putting on hold; deferment
at first; in the beginning; originally
tumor; tumour; swelling; boil; abscess
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
excursion; field trip; school trip
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to redeem (from sin); to save
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication