though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
prejudice; bias; distorted view
adds force or indicates command
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
(sect) founder; apostle; originator; inventor
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
the way back; the way home; return trip
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
had better ...; had better not ...
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
but; however; even though; even if
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to spread; to be propagated
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)