to keep away; to keep at a distance
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
prejudice; bias; distorted view
tie-dye; tie-dyeing; aperture (e.g. camera, iris of the eye); aperture stop; contraction; squeezing
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
attentive to detail; meticulous in one's work
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
unicycle; monocycle; wheelbarrow
versatile entertainer; all-round performer; person skilled in their craft
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
because of; owing to; due to
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
wetting; love affair; lover
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
chances of winning (a bet); odds
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); inner realization; personal enlightenment
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)