to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to beat time; to mark time
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
record (e.g. LP); record (e.g. in sports); record (data structure)
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
to look around; to look towards (us)
to hide; to lie motionless in hiding
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to rush out from one's mouth (words, phrases, etc.)
lately; recently; nowadays
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
secretive; mysterious; furtive; stealthy; clandestine; sneaky
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
company president; manager; director
(university) president; chancellor; principal; provost
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
to laugh away; to laugh off
fiction; fabrication; concoction; fictitious; fictional; imaginary
in the same manner as before; the same as always
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful