evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
powerful person; influential person
hedge; fence; border; limit
periodic; regular; routine
to need; to call for; to require
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
poisonous substance; toxic substance; poison
to approach; to draw near
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
reading too much into things
reputation; respectability
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
so; therefore; and; (and) then
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
preface; introduction; preamble
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
environment; surroundings; circumstances
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; attachment; contact play; sound effect produced by striking a wooden board with clappers
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
ruler; measure; measuring stick; standard; criterion; yardstick
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
just because; even if; even though
very interesting; of great interest