snide remark; insinuation; sly dig; disguised reproach; indirect criticism
not understanding; not knowing
sharp-eared; have sharp ears; picks things up fast
rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
to swoop down; to glide down; to fly down; to land gently (on); to alight (on)
oldest member of a group; longest-serving member
most ominous; most sinister; most atrocious; most evil
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation
information leak; data breach
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
fair; fair ball; fair (event)
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say; it's how you say it
talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting
waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time
classroom learning (as contrasted to practical training); classroom lecture; desk study
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to begin talking; to open up
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
bad (feeling, impression, attitude); creepy; disgusting
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
gas station; petrol station; rock band; ground staff; giant slalom; GS
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
to get scarce; to run short
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means; at all costs; at any cost; no matter what (happens); by fair means or foul