nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
falling out (with); quarrel; discord; estrangement; being on bad terms
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to dig up; to expose; to disclose
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
ornament; decorative object; figurehead; leader without real power
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
confidence; trust; faith; credit
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
to have an idea; to have a clue
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to keep a watchful eye on
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
crash (esp. of a vehicle); crash; kurash (Central Asian form of wrestling)
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
literally; to the letter; literal
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
reaction; response; reaction
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
faking crying; crocodile tears
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with