guess; conjecture; surmise
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
somehow; for some reason or other
entrance; admission; entering
to harm; to cause harm to
for today; for the time being
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
chief; main; principal; major
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
production (e.g. play); direction
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
the other day; lately; recently
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
instability; insecurity; crankiness
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
honour; honor; glory; privilege
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished