wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
to give a broad grin; to smirk
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
feeling of happiness; sense of well-being; euphoria
willpower; energy; vitality
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
in three days' time; two days after tomorrow
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
disorder; disturbance; unrest
bias; eccentricity; obstinacy
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
fickle nature; flighty temperament; inconstant person
for a change; for variety's sake
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to be opposite; to face each other
fishy; dubious; questionable; false-looking
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
hardness and softness; hard line and moderate line