lending (money, commodities, etc.); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
health; healthy; sound; fit
greeting; a fine thing to say
to have the privilege of doing
this; our; right; justice; checking account
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
single word; a few words; brief comment
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
conviction; belief; confidence
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
feeling of a house or a room
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
shelving (a matter, plan, etc.); pigeonholing; tabling; keeping (goods) off the market (to adjust the supply-demand balance)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
like this; this sort; this way
stingy; cheap; very frugal
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret