series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
pending question; unresolved problem
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to wrap up (in); to roll up (in); to tuck (up)
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
newsworthiness; news hook; topicality; popularity (of a topic, issue, etc.)
bizarre; strange; weird; grotesque
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
bashing; fierce criticism; bussing; busing; removing dirty dishes from tables in a restaurant
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
while; even though; despite
key to a solution; first step toward a solution; thread to unravel a mystery
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
bolt from the blue; unforeseen event; complete surprise
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly
grandfather; male senior-citizen
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
spread-out sail; full sail; (sailing) downwind
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple