misunderstanding; misapprehension; misconception; false impression; wrong idea
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
outcast; misfit; deviant; maverick; nonconformist
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
irritation; annoyance; frustration
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to squeeze out; to wring out
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
so what!; who gives a damn?
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.); to mow
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
threat; intimidation; menace
extremely; terrifically; super
anecdote; tidbit; gossip; little-known story
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)