unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation); unable to read the room
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
simply; merely; only; solely
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to place in a row; to line up; to range in order; to list one after another (e.g. excuses, reasons, complaints); to rattle off (e.g. lies, compliments); to reel off
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
obvious (e.g. of a lie); transparent
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
low (level, value, price, etc.)
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to get late; to advance; to wear on
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
by gender; according to gender; gender-segregated
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
inside a library, museum, cinema, etc.; on the premises
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
material; materials; data; information; documents
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)