shy; bashful; timid; reserved
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
stifled (laughter); simmering
research; study; investigation
good policy; wise policy; best plan
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to call again; to call (someone) back
to speak ambiguously; to be vague; to equivocate; to prevaricate
hundred points; perfect mark
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
in swarms; in great crowds; in huge numbers; plentifully; a lot (of)
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
zero (points, marks); no marks; zero (of a function); root; zero degrees (Celsius); freezing point
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
to live; to reside; to inhabit
long hair (usu. of a man)
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
listening device; bug; wiretap
hostile relations; hostile relationship
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
deep affection; dear; beloved
section chief; laboratory manager; office head; room monitor
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
Her Majesty the Queen; mistress (in S&M); dominatrix
being completely naked; (in) one's birthday suit
devotion; attachment; obsession; infatuation; (romantic) obsession
otherwise; or else; if not
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
body of a strangled person
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of