dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
after use; after occurring
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
malignant (cancer); virulent; pernicious (anemia, anaemia)
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
bad influence; negative influence
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
(religious) piety; faith; devotion
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
lord of a manor; estate steward
to turn towards; to point
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
irreligion; lack of religion; unbelief
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild