nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
circumstances; sequence of events; how things got this way; details; particulars
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to be accustomed to reading
full impact; packing a punch
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
careless person; scatterbrain; birdbrain; hasty person
conviction; belief; confidence
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
acrobatic barrel-rolling (performed using the feet while lying on the back); handing something around (within a fixed group of people in a pre-arranged order); handing off a problem to someone else (in order to evade responsibility)
learning about the world; preparation for life in the community; work experience
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
meal eaten without doing any work; unearned food; (fig.) living idly
(incredibly) cruel; atrocious; brutal; horrible; terrible; horrific
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
casually; nonchalantly; easily; without difficulty; as if nothing had happened
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
to send; to direct; to dispatch (person, car, etc.); to direct (attention); to turn (spotlight, etc. on)
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
latch; clasp; catch; check; fastener
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold