doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
all facts (of a case, incident, etc.)
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
urgent; requiring quick (response)
in advance; beforehand; previously; ahead of time
tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
assertion; declaration; affirmation
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
to come face to face (with)
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
minimum; at the very least
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
to keep secret; to conceal
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of