hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
eloquence or flattery designed to deceive
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
half-finished (cigarette); half-smoked
to arrive home; to return
container (e.g. shipping); skip
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
military shoes; combat boots
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
to step firmly (on); to harden by treading
to pull together with the hands; to adjust (e.g. one's collar); to arrange
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
to hand (over); to deliver in person
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
to resound; to reverberate; to make a stir
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
genuine article; real thing; real deal
black-market channels; illegal channels
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
centre; center; center fielder
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out