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)
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
love; attachment; lovesickness
another thing; exception; special case
both; both sides; both parties
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
fate; destiny; predestination
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
parting; separation; farewell
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
changing clothes; change of clothes
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
animated TV show; cartoon
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to make an appearance; to show up
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing