the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.); to mow
humorous; funny; amusing; enjoyable (e.g. life); pleasant; fun
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
credibility; trustworthiness
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
meaning; called; named; that says; that
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
to become widely known; to become well-known; to spread (of a rumor, reputation, etc.)
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
sneak photography; non-consensual photography; peeping photos; covert filming
for peace of mind; for conscience' sake; by way of consolation
accomplice; co-conspirator
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
confinement to one's home; being made to stay at home
offender; criminal; culprit
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
settlement; solution; resolution
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
it can't be helped; so it goes
for today; for the time being