suspicious-looking; fishy
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
way; method; means; resource; course
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
story; tale; talk; discussion
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
rest; break; recess; intermission
grim; stern; stark; heartless
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
lamentable; deplorable; regrettable; sad; wretched
to breathe out; to exhale
telling others; divulging (a secret); revealing; disclosing; letting out
speech; expression; wording; language
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
strong pressure; heavy pressure
(distinction of) sex; gender
to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick
foolish question; stupid question; one's question
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
confidence; trust; faith; credit
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
not a word to anyone; keep it secret; mum's the word
preface; introduction; preamble
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
genuine; authentic; true; real