thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
sexual experience (with women)
clever; intelligent; bright; well-behaved (esp. of children and pets); obedient; good
indecisively; hesitantly; irresolutely; wishy-washily
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
solution; solution strategy
to see all (of); to see everything; to see clearly; to perceive clearly; to give up (on); to abandon
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
feeling in one's bones; foreboding; premonition; presentiment; gut feeling; gut instinct
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
leone (currency of Sierra Leone)
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
to quicken one's pace (steps)
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
blunder; bungle; gaffe; bungling; stupid; tactless
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to put one's hand on; to touch
to comfort; to console; to amuse
at first; initially; in the beginning
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people