resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
lack of knowledge or understanding
blood relationship; blood relative
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
to become vulgar; to coarsen
falcon (esp. the peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus)
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
to curse someone to death; to put a deadly curse on someone
first meeting; first interview with
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home
estrangement; alienation; disaffection
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
regret; repentance; remorse
control; management; supervision
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
preparatory phase; preparatory period
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
intelligence or information network
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to blindstitch the inside of a fold with (equally spaced) threadings (i.e. pulling shoe lacing tight)
nervousness; oversensitivity
secret intelligence; underground information; confidential information; inside information
to palm off; to force a sale