nine parts; ninety percent; mostly; nine percent
to be quick-witted; to be quick-thinking
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
deliberation; (thoughtful) consideration; to consider a matter carefully
selection; sorting; culling; screening; triage
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
duplicity; treachery; double-dealing
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
arrest; apprehension; capture
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
hot (e.g. from the oven); steaming (from the pot); fresh; fresh (e.g. out of university); new (e.g. married couple)
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
(method of) treatment; therapy; remedy; cure
rough sketch; floor plan; blueprint
uprooting; pulling up (a plant) by the roots; eradicating; rooting out; all (destroyed, stolen, etc.); completely
lot area; site area; plottage; lot size
unusual; unconventional; mold-breaking; outside the box
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
equipment; fixtures; furnishings; fittings; furniture; supplies
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
being very popular; being in great demand
to make a pass at; to hit on; to call out to (in an attempt to seduce)
reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
silent phone call (form of harassment)
receiving an electric shock
tingling; stinging; pungently
to chew out; to reprimand severely; to rake over the coals; to give a sound scolding; to tell someone off; to scold
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
to be one's ruin; to do harm; to cause trouble; to have negative consequences; to bring about a bad outcome