the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
distrust; unjust suspicion
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
inferior species; inferior breed; inferior race
to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
script; screenplay; scenario
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
local (rain, distribution, outbreak, etc.); localized; regional; isolated
to gain a victory; to win
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
3000; three thousand; many
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
several years; a few years
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
eldest child; oldest child; first child; eldest son; oldest son
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to grumble; to make difficulties
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
fluent (in a language); flowing
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge