suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
stupidity; ignorance; stupid person; ignorant person
fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
firm promise; definite promise
to trample down; to crush underfoot; to kick down; to avoid paying (e.g. a debt); to jump (a bill); to bilk
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
property; fortune; assets
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
authenticity; credibility
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
systematic; organized; organizational
aimlessly; by chance; accidentally; casually; suddenly; unexpectedly
production (e.g. play); direction
supporting role (actor); minor role
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
and; thereupon; because of that
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
individual; one by one; separate; each
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
flight; desertion; escape
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
terrible; awful; I don't even want to talk about it; without reason; inevitable; that's just how it is
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
basic policy; fundamental policy; fundamental plan of action
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming