sobriety; soberness; sober face
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
by myself; in person; by oneself
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
match; game; bout; contest
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
from here; from this place
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
drug; medicine; (illegal) drug; narcotics
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
plastic wrap; cling film; cling wrap; to wrap in plastic wrap
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to polish up; to shine up
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet