to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
repentance; confession; penitence
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
the same kind; accomplice; partner
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to shed light; to cast light
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
possessing (what is required); having; fulfilling (conditions); satisfying (requisites); being endowed with
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to head home; to leave for home
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
fixed phrase; canned phrase; standard wording; template; boilerplate
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
(the extent of) one's vocabulary
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)