to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
classic example; classic case; textbook example; representative example; typical case
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
to slip into (a place) for the purposes of having sex (e.g. a lover's house, hotel, red light district); to shack up with; to shut oneself away at home (due to lack of money)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
alphabet; ABCs; the ABCs (of); basics; activity-based costing; ABC
graded on N steps; scored out of N
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
ecstatic; ecstatically; splitting headache
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
overswelling (of a blood vessel); engorgement; bulging; squaring one's shoulders; flexing one's muscles
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
deep affection; dear; beloved
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
trivia; snippet of knowledge
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained