stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
to be at a loss for words
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
guess; speculation; supposition
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
how many people; a number of people
besides; in addition; also; moreover
judgement; judgment; decision; ruling; finding; adjudication
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
grumbling; complaining; muttering; crumpling (e.g. paper)
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
manner of using one's hands
to hold firmly in one's mouth; to clamp down on with one's teeth; to bring (a man) in (for sexual purposes); to lure in
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
ignition; lighting; firing; setting off
to be lit (of a lamp, burner, etc.); to catch fire; to ignite; to be turned on (of a light, appliance, etc.); to come on
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
(not) readily; (not) easily; (not) right away; (not) simply; (not) without difficulty
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
to be helpful; to be useful
if it is (the case that ...)
to comfort; to console; to amuse
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth