processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
placid; composed; serene; big-hearted; broad-minded; magnanimous
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
remaining silent; keeping secret
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
detention; confinement; arrest
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
if so; in that case; in that situation
personal grudge; personal enmity
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
nonstandard; out of spec; irregular; exceptional; extraordinary; unbelievable
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying