contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
individual; private person; personal; natural person
perusal; one reading; reading through (once)
to tip off (e.g. the police); to inform (on); to squeal; to rat
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative; sente; move that forces a response from the opponent, allowing the player to retain the initiative
poor result; bad record; failure
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
business rival; professional jealousy
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
to write (a person) up (in a positive or negative light); to write something up so that it stands out; to write up in an exaggerated fashion; to detail; to list
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
to be splendid; to be superb
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
red line; red-light district (marked by a red line on police maps); non-legal public road (denoted by a red line on cadastral maps; sometimes no longer physically existing)
subconsciousness; the subconscious
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
unable to speak; inarticulate
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
clever; intelligent; bright; well-behaved (esp. of children and pets); obedient; good