to feign ignorance; to play dumb
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
same; similar; (just) like; equal
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
periodic; regular; routine
enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
to have a talk; to tell a story
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
the same as always; day after day
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to lay aside; to set aside
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
minuscule amount; extremely small quantity
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
such; like that; that sort of; very
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
dear me; I mean; or rather
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination