quality (of a product or a service)
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
towering; astonishingly high
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
touchstone; Lydian stone; touchstone (e.g. of success); test; litmus test
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
control; check; restraint; inhibition
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
espionage network; intelligence network
beyond that point; after that
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
stoppage; interruption; cessation; suspension
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
cannot be helped; unavoidable
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
carving; engraving; sculpture; tattoo
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
corridor; hallway; passageway
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
verbal message; word (from someone)
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
to not see the wood for the trees; to be caught up with trivial matters and lose sight of the big picture
to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice