feigning ignorance; acting dumb
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to lend an ear to; to listen to
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
of course; certainly; naturally
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
but; however; provided that
the real criminal; true culprit
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
temporary; transitory; short-lived
separate case; another matter; different matter; another project
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
owing a lot to someone; being indebted; never forgetting someone who has done a favour
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
(stroke of) luck; (unexpected) good fortune; godsend; windfall
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
in the future; another day; later
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
attendance (at school); going to school
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
victim; injured party; sufferer
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
carrying (someone) on one's back (esp. a child); piggyback ride; (arch.) last; (arch.) end