to read the situation; to sense the mood
(necessary) personnel; required person
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
casual speech; peer language; informal language
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
curse; spell; malediction
stamp; sticker (in messaging apps); (large) emoji
threat; intimidation; menace
woman; female; feminine gender
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
I regret to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
light; easy; non-serious; minor
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
what do you want?; can I help you?
correction; revision; amendment
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
cesspool; sink; manure sink
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre