diversionary tactics (maneuvering); disguise; hide by camouflage
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
intelligence; intellect; brains
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to throw open; to leave open
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
viewing as a problem; problematizing
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
unladylike; unbecoming; immodest; unthinkable; impossible; ridiculous
smallish; on the small side
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
overestimation; overvaluing
to add (to); to add on; to append
reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)
running through (north-south); cutting across; travelling across; cutting vertically; sectioning longitudinally
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
combo (esp. a small jazz group); combination; set; combo (set of actions performed in sequence)
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
to put to shame; to humiliate; to disgrace; to rape; to assault; to violate
to repeat; to do something over again
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
aforementioned; above-mentioned
confrontation; opposition; antagonism