innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
one revolution; one rotation
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting
starting work (on); setting to work (on); commencing (a crime); playing (a move)
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
go on!; right!; here goes!
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
opening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting; unveiling; release (of a film, information, etc.); disclosure
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
uncertain; indefinite; vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
twist; wrench; distortion; torsion
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
strange disease; rare disease
outrageous; wild (ambition, idea, etc.); crazy; inordinate; extravagant (e.g. claims); audacious
steady; sound; stable; safe (e.g. business); reliable; trustworthy
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
one end; an end; part; fragment
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
to keep watch; to stand guard
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
to be relieved; to feel relieved
molecule; numerator; element (of a group); member; particle
source of information; intelligence source; message source
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
the positive and the negative; yin and yang
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
take care of yourself; get well soon
hitting a ball (with a bat, golf club, etc.); batting; stroke
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation