all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
button (clothing); push-button
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
had better ...; had better not ...
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
traffic light; signalling mechanism; semaphore (apparatus)
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
drill bit; drill; drill (practice); drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus)
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
final; eventual; ultimate
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
another time; some other time
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
inscrutable; incomprehensible
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
if you do a favor for somebody, you will get a return favor; (lit.) if a fish is friendly toward water, water will be kind to the fish too; mutual back-scratching