role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
close; intimate; on good terms
corridor; hallway; passageway
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
naturally; of course; understandably
pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize someone (recognise); feigning ignorance; playing innocent
close; intimate; on good terms
lately; recently; these days
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
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
to say this and that (about); to say (critical) things; to criticize; to be critical (about); to find fault (with); to complain
at work; in the midst of work; working
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
shooting down (an aircraft)
to pile up; to accumulate
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
tin badge; button badge; button pin
group; bunch; crowd; group
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
same family (race, tribe)