break (from work, etc.); recess
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
don't worry; there's no need to worry
(in) her way; peculiar to her
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
polish; improvement; burnishing
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
international; diplomatic intercourse
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
mixture of wheat and chaff; mixture of the good and bad; jumble of wheat and tares
falsehood and truth; fiction and fact
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
living thing; living creature; animal; life
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
verbal message; word (from someone)
talk about various topics
reporting, contacting, and consultation
content-free chat; idle gossip
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)