very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
family vacation; family trip
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
single word; a few words; brief comment
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
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 think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
divine spirit; spirit of the dead
having a fetish for ...; specializing in ...; (arch.) first; (arch.) foremost; (arch.) doing as one pleases; (arch.) acting selfishly
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned