deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
restoration; repair; mending
brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
chair; stool; post; office; position
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
eccentric; crank; oddball
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
curiosity; inquisitiveness
(one) could even say that
complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
parent root or stock; pre-split stock or share
from the viewpoint of; according to
(parasitic) host; landlord; innkeeper
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
plural; multiple; several
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
human immunodeficiency virus; HIV
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
arms race; armaments race
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
final; eventual; ultimate
selection; choice; option
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution