standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
weeping for joy; crying with happiness
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
resentment; indignation; anger
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
(not) readily; (not) easily; (not) right away; (not) simply; (not) without difficulty
important person; strategic person; key figure
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
major incident; major happening; big scandal
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
self-abasement; self-depreciation; humility
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with