what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
offensive (movement); aggression
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
a cut above; one step above
medium; mediocrity; average
providing information; provision of information; information provision
give-and-take; give and take
transactions; dealings; business
to be frank; to speak one's mind; to open one's heart; to have a heart-to-heart talk (with someone)
opening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting; unveiling; release (of a film, information, etc.); disclosure
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
story; tale; talk; discussion
having good knowledge of a certain matter; person who has good knowledge of a certain matter; informed source
after that; afterwards; thereafter
business; work; operations; service; duties
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
reprimand; rebuke; censure; reproof
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
source; origin; exit; way out; (appropriate) moment to come out; (right) time to appear
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
to be lazy; to be idle; to slack; to neglect (e.g. one's work); to be neglectful of; to skip (e.g. school)
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
clearing one's throat; cough