to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
payment of a sum twice the original; giving back a gift double the value of the one received; repaying twofold; inflicting a revenge twice as hurtful (painful, costly, etc.) as the original misdeed
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
very bright red; deep red; extremely flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
matter of time; question of time
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
proposal; proposition; suggestion
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
dispersal; evacuation; removal; spreading out (troops); deployment
materials; data; document
cache; place to hide something
leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
how; in what way; by what means
rough sketch; floor plan; blueprint
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
machine room; machinery room; engine room; machine house
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
that; the matter in question