doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
human relations; personal relationships
failure; mistake; blunder
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to say no more; to sink into silence
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
what was said; what it means; origin of a story (or tradition, etc.)
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
for your information; I'm telling you
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
dregs; lees; grounds; sediment
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; "all Greek to me"; double Dutch; (something) incomprehensible
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to rearrange (classes); to recompose; to reset; to recombine (genes)
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
excitement; stimulation; agitation; pride; haughtiness; arrogance
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
complete change; about-face
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down