to evade (questions); to reply evasively; to beat around the bush; to throw up a smoke screen
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
silence (not speaking); muteness
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
somehow; for some reason or other
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
breaking off a relationship; permanent breach of friendship; rupture
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
to remind (someone of something); to call (someone's) attention (to); to tell (someone) again (to make sure); to make (doubly) sure (of); to emphasize; to reconfirm
persecution complex; delusion of persecution; paranoia
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
to speak jokingly; to speak teasingly; to joke around; to speak nonsense
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose
to begin to walk; to set out
to stop communicating; to never be heard from again; to disappear; to go missing
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
to get (very) cold; to get (much) colder; to feel very cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bone; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.); to decline
self-examination; reflection
dark side (of nature, town, etc.)
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
even though; despite; when
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness; negligence
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to put an end (to); to bring to an end; to close the books (on); (lit.) to put a period (at the end of a sentence)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse