trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
(small) stone; rock; piece of stone
mud; (wet) dirt; thief; Android (mobile operating system)
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
to (be able to) agree (with); to be able to accept; to find acceptable; to be convinced; to understand
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
not only that, but also; besides that; in addition to that; on top of that; furthermore
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to spend time (on doing something)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
absent-mindedly; absently; idly; in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
about this time; about now
to ring (a bell); to strike (a gong, drum, etc.); to beat; to sound
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)