reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
statement; account (of something); declaration; allegation
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
to be choked; to be stifled; to be smothered
the matter you have been talking about
unopened (state); with an unbroken seal
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
transfer; assignment; conveyance
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
not at all inferior to; rival or surpass; compare favorably (with)
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
slight; little; insignificant
without cause; without reason
friction; discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement
essentially nonexistent; virtually nil
practice; practising; exercises; manoeuvres; seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.); practicum
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
rubbish; trash; garbage; worthless thing
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
fat; tallow; lard; grease
assuming that ...; supposing that ...
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
from what (I've) seen; given that ...
whole story; full picture; full particulars
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)