not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
picture dealer; commercial art gallery
perfect; ideal; completely satisfactory; leaving nothing to be desired; faultless; impeccable
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
to become a wandering ghost; to appear as a spirit
with a clink (click, clack)
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
to fray one's nerves; to wear out one's nerves; to frazzle one's nerves; to be a nervous wreck
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
rational; reasonable; logical
self-centeredness; selfishness; egotism; egocentricity
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
return (of something borrowed or entrusted); returning; giving back; repayment
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
selfishness; egotism; egoism; egocentricity
matchless; unequalled; unequaled
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
physical examination; medical checkup; frisking; pat-down; search
excellent answer; clever answer
groan; moan; growl; snarl; hum (e.g. of a motor); buzz
bipartite; in two parts; double
how much; how many; what amount; what extent
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
to infer; to figure out; to get an idea of; to tell; to imagine; to guess
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)
to take away; to carry away
affidavit; deposition; testimony
story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
medical examination; checkup; consultation
diagnosis; medical examination
blow; shock; strike; batting
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
honest; upright; cleanhanded; unselfish
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
recovery; regaining; getting back; retrieval; restoration; revival
shallow thinking; superficial view; insufficient consideration