razor; razor-sharp (mind, intellect, etc.); keen; astute person; person of keen intellect
reopening; resumption; restarting
if it is (the case that ...)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
declaration; proclamation; announcement
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to cease; to stop; to be over
wearing (e.g. a uniform, seat belt, helmet); having on
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
value; worth; estimation; evaluation; bargain; good buy
to say; to tell; to state; to do
cellophane tape; adhesive tape; Sellotape
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
binding hand and foot; sleep paralysis; temporary feeling of paralysis; being tied down with money
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
very small; tiny; insignificant
to take off one's clothes; to undress; to strip naked; to become naked