condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
tone (of voice); manner of talking
question; inquiry; enquiry
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
beginning; outset; first; onset
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
save; checking; curbing; suppressing
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
and yet; though; when; in spite of
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to have a pulse; to be alive; to have a chance; to be not altogether hopeless
empirical; from experience
top recommendation; (something) highly recommended
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
looking on from afar; being a spectator
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
so; like this; in this way
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
many; numerous; various; large number of
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence