beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
patterns of thinking; train of thought
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
rhyming game; play on words; pun
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...