to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
pair; two kinds; two ways
distinction; differentiation; classification
national defence; national defense
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
since when; from when; how long
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
to be frowned on; to invite frowns of disapproval; to displease (people); to disgust
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
very much; very many; more and more
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
job application form; employee satisfaction
to offend someone; to give offence; to hurt someone's feelings
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other