simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
difficult to approach; inaccessible
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain (in a place)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
when it becomes; when it comes to
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
fake; improvisation (in jazz music, singing, etc.); ad-lib; feint (in American football)
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
that is to say; so that means
(occurring) in a chain reaction; chain-like; sequential
is something that; is that which
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
more than usual; especially; particularly
academic book; scholarly book; learned book; tome
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
value; worth; virtue; blessing
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
according to plan; as planned; on target
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
to knit (one's eyebrows); to furrow; to contract
book lover; lover of books; bibliophilism; love of books
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap