grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
silk thread; silk yarn; corn silk
accomplice; co-conspirator
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
unnatural phenomenon; strange happenings; haunting
to lose one's energy; to be cowardly
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
(verbal) message; word (from someone)
person obsessed with thoughts of sex; being obsessed with love or lust
to start; to begin; to commence
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
high window; clerestory window
ground glass; frosted glass
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
going straight (to); going direct; unwavering action; decisive action; upright conduct
unsafe; insecure; careless; dangerous; incautious; imprudent
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
inconsiderate; unkind; cruel; thoughtless; unthinking; mindless
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
famous picture; masterpiece (painting); excellent film; film classic
to get between; to be caught in
to turn yellow; to become tinged with yellow; to yellow (with age)
the sixth sense; intuition; hunch
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
secret information; intelligence
careless person; thoughtless person