英和和英

razor-sharp definition

define clearly

a precise definition

strained explanation

an all-embracing definition

naming explicitly

define a concept loosely

a precise statement

to take decisive measures―take drastic measures

an obscure explanation

to distribute type

to evade a question―give an evasive answer―quibble―shuffle―dodge―palter―equivocate―prevaricate―shift and prevaricate

to tender one's resignation―give in one's papers

to punctuate a sentence

to release one's goods from provisional attachment

surpass description

attach a prefix to

the descriptive variable

to tender one's resignation―send in one's papers

to canvass for orders

explain a riddle

a prompt-book

to interpret according to the letter

a specification

attach a suffix to

to read an address

a sentence (in the indicative mood) that makes a declaration

a clean‐cut explanation

summarize briefly

an elliptical construction