shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
desperately; for one's dear life
out-of-school; off-campus
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
interference; meddling; butting in
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
to give an impression; to make an impression
to butt into a conversation (from someone uninvolved)
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
questions and answers; dialogue
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
shady; underhanded; questionable
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
to spit out; to eject; to dump
while; during (the time when)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
indictment; prosecution; complaint
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to triumph; to be elated with success
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about