(not saying anything) no matter what
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
to find oneself in deep trouble; to be deep in the shit
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
short pause; short interval
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
student (esp. a university student)
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk (drive)
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
guaranty; guarantee; fee paid to performing artists, etc.
enemy territory; hostile place
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
expressing one's mind; speaking out
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
not; nonexistent; not being (there)
to capitulate; to surrender; to submit to; to concede
something; some kind of; for some reason
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
deadlock; standstill; stalemate; impasse; standoff
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. of fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
considerably; greatly; a lot
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
aspect; phase; condition; modality
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation; fixing