from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
(coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
testimony; (verbal) evidence
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to increase; to add to; to augment
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
to examine someone's expression
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
deep-seated; deep-rooted; ingrained
to go astray; to become corrupt; to go bad
product; produce; result; fruit
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
medical treatment (esp. surgical)
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment