to run off; to break into a run; to start running
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
true character; real nature
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
interest (in something); enthusiasm
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
if so; in that case; in that situation
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
terrible; awful; I don't even want to talk about it; without reason; inevitable; that's just how it is
to grimace; to make a wry face
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
opening fully; full throttle; full power
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
mask; disguise; guise; mask
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
to shake and untangle; to shake free from