the front; honest; upright; decent
once again; yet again; (there you go) again
sharp-eared; have sharp ears; picks things up fast
closing (properly); shutting; firmness; tightness; carefulness (with money); economy
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
apt to think; tend to think
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other
to anticipate; to foresee
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
leader; central personage
disturbance; confusion; perturbation; commotion; turbulence
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
crack; crevice; split; opening of the vagina; slit
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to have a smattering knowledge of
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
(depending on) how; (depending on) what; nature (of); what is ...?; how is ...?; what will be ...?
mask; disguise; guise; mask
acting ability; talent as a performer
great success; big hit; (hitting the) jackpot; big win; being right on the mark (of a prediction); being bang on
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to try to do; to attempt to do
base; basis; bedrock; platform
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety