disturbance; perturbation; derangement
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
follow-up (tracing) survey
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
clearness; clarity; skillfulness (skilfulness)
full; wholehearted; utmost; overall width
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
dark side (of nature, town, etc.)
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
the wolf knows what the ill beast thinks; it takes one to know one
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
(political) administration; political power
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
one's person; around one's person
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
to tower above; to stand out
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
possible; likely; probable
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own