anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
way out; means to escape; escape route
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
preliminary arrangements; spade work
carrying out one's words; being as good as one's word; making good on one's promise
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
surrounding at a distance
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
one by one; in detail; minutely
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
locust plague; damage to crops by grasshoppers
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
harmful insect; noxious insect; vermin; pest
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)