to frolic about; to mess around
frank; candid; outspoken; unreserved
way of asking; way of listening; listener
to be indicated as the winner of a bout by the raising of the referee's fan; to be declared the winner
to drive a wedge into (e.g. enemy defences); to wedge apart
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
manners; behavior; behaviour
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
foolhardy; reckless; fearless
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
but; however; provided that
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
material; materials; data; information; documents
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
house in an alley; rear tenement
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
to think too much; to be over-concerned
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
to feel guilty; to suffer from a guilty conscience; to feel uneasy; to have qualms about; to have scruples about; to feel regret
very rare; very unlikely (to happen); scarcely; seldom; improbable; almost never (occurring)
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
pair; the two; both persons; both things
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
to change (lower-body clothing: shoes, pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (the wrong shoes)
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
to lock (a door, etc.); to lock up
to rage; to fly into a rage; to become furious
to rant and rave; to raise hell
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)