loss of (self-)confidence; inferiority complex
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
unable to speak (due to overwhelming emotion); soundless; mute
waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time
roasting; grilling; toasting; tempering (in metallurgy)
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
underworld; underside of society
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid; delinquency; misconduct
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes
to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to pass (of days)
slow; sluggish; dull; lax (regulation, handling, etc.); slack; sloppy
setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.); setting a theme (for composition of poetry)
a little; a bit; slightly
to be caused by; to result from; to arise from; cause; origin
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
conduct; behavior; behaviour
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
average; ordinary; normal
intelligence gathering; information gathering
synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; careless (e.g. work); sloppy; crude
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
trolley problem (thought experiment)
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
to challenge (a person) to a fight