portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
relieved; refreshed; frank; candid; easy-going
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
mixed race; mixed parentage
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
to entrust; to send (a message, etc.)
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
unusual; abnormal; strange; odd; peculiar; weird
to push (someone) around; to shove around; to treat roughly; to bully
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
main question; real issue at hand
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
father's side of family; paternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
maternal line; mother's side of the family
short pause; short interval
to look around; to survey