to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
middle of the night; dead of night
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to have a talk; to tell a story
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
since when; from when; how long
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
beyond help; there's nothing that can be done
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to bring; to take; to bring about
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
jack; knave; (electrical) jack; hijack; hijacking
prime field; figurine (used in modeling, dollmaking, etc.)
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
single cell; isolation cell; solitary cell; solitary confinement cell
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
rather; sooner; preferably
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
mineral dust; mine dust; fine particles; dust
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
use; utilization; utilisation; application