connection; linking; linkage; link; liaison; contact
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
very young; childish; immature
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
haughty; arrogant; insolent; presumptuous
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
time (for, to do); time (to finish a race, lap, etc.); time-out; thyme
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
to wail; to bawl; to cry loudly; to shout (while crying)
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
long ago; a long time ago; already
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold