lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
dozens; scores of; decades
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
price; cost; value; worth; value
and; thereupon; because of that
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
thin slice of meat or fish; (arch.) briefly salt-pickled fish slice
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
yell; shout; cry; roar; howl
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
stammer; stutter; stammerer; stutterer
bedroom; (woman's) bedchamber; pillow talk
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate