at first; initially; in the beginning
to have something (likely) come to mind; to be reminded of something; to understand a point
is never the case; has never happened
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
hard to figure out; elusive; slippery; vague; subtle
unskilled; incompetent; poor; bad
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
to be dead; to be lifeless
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)
unqualified; without qualifications
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
one by one; one after another; successively
to throw at; to turn; to raise
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
careless person; scatterbrain; birdbrain; hasty person
to be forward; to be impertinent
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
to make a blunder; to bungle; to mess up; to make a foolish mistake
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
memories; recollections; reminiscence
endless argument; pointless argument; fruitless dispute; futile discussion; (lit.) argument over whose field to water (during a drought)
type of vessel; design of a ship
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
fast-talking; rapid talking
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion