heathen; heretic; pagan; nonconformist; freethinker; iconoclast
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy (logic)
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
fluently; without hesitation; without faltering
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
great nuisance; extremely annoying; quite embarrassing
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
company; corporation; workplace
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
belief; faith; conviction
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
selection; choice; picking out
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
to shine in (light); to illuminate
halo; aureole; aureola; halo (optical phenomenon); glory
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
real intention; true motive; true meaning
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)