of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
to rise in esteem; to become popular; to rise in value (stocks)
hateful; detestable; loathsome
clatter; clank; rattling; capsule toy vending machine
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
silence; stillness; quietness
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
around the clock; day and night
(not so) much; (not) very
utmost limits; extremity; limit
modesty; humility; being humble
nice; likeable; desirable
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
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)
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
individual; private person; personal; private
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
how many people; a number of people
(social) position; status
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
to have a pulse; to be alive; to have a chance; to be not altogether hopeless
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)
hostility; antagonism; opposition
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
(the police) wanting (someone) for questioning; having (someone) on the wanted list
blood relationship; blood relative
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
grandfather; male senior-citizen