to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to be at a loss for words
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
question; inquiry; enquiry
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
remaining heat; residual excitement; lingering enthusiasm
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
spirit of study (inquiry, enquiry); (having) an inquiring mind
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to come back (to); to return to a starting point
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
board of directors; board of trustees
chief; main; principal; major
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
the precedence of merit; performance orientation; ability-based (promotion, pay scale, etc.); merit-based
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of