to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
good-for-nothing; worthless
an assortment; combination
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
relationship; connection; involvement; entanglement; implication (e.g. in a crime)
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
don't you think?; indicates question
birds of a feather flock together
advance payment; money paid in advance
to leave to chance; to resign oneself to one's fate; to leave the rest to heaven
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
only the results matter; it's all about the results
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
hope of success; prospects of success
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
wicked tongue; abusive language
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
possessing full mastery of an art (e.g. Judo); initiation into the secrets (e.g. of an art); full mastership