not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
last night; yesterday evening
simply put; putting it simply; in short
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
deep-seated grudge; hatred
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
like this; this sort; this way
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
very likely; very probable
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
control; check; restraint; inhibition
(theatrical) fighting scene
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell
intercept; interception; counter-attack
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
misunderstanding; misapprehension; misconception; false impression; wrong idea
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to ask a question; to ask questions
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
genuine article; real thing; real deal
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
genuine; authentic; true; real
shout of joy; cry of pleasure; jubilant comments