blunder; slip; error; error
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
gift; boon; godsend; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to make an incessant onslaught; to attack incessantly
miser; cheapskate; scrooge
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
to let slip a secret; to let the cat out of the bag
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
counter-proposal; counter-suggestion
by sheer strength; by brute force
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
(committing, resorting to) an act of violence
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
long-distance race (in track and field; typically 3, 5 or 10km)
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
many; much; plenty; hardly
booby prize; prize for coming second-last
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; normally
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
fair; fair ball; fair (event)
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
that's a different matter; that's a different story
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
threat; intimidation; menace
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
to be bound (by feelings); to be fettered (by); to be overcome (by); to be moved (by); to be touched (by)
large amount of money; great cost
impossible proposition; unreasonable proposal; tall order
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss