to show up; to appear; to turn up
the real criminal; true culprit
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
adoration; admiration; devotion
medical science; medicine
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to handle (a thing) roughly
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
from here; from this place
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
space (room, area, outer space)
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
catching up on one's sleep; storing up sleep; getting extra sleep while one has the chance
not mince matters; not mince one's words
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of