to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
one more time; once more; once again
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
end; close; finish; end of play (in go)
hard-boiled (person, style, etc.); tough; hard-boiled fiction
ability; capability; competence; skill
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
transfer; transport; removal
extract; excerpt; selection
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
to speak ill of; to disparage
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
never mind!; don't worry about it
head; brains; intelligence
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
whole passage; full text; whole sentence; full paragraph
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
busying oneself about (something); being on the move; bestirring oneself; on the go; taking an active interest
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
symbol; code; sign; notation
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); returning to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
receptionist; reception woman
getting free admission on the strength of one's name; being let in somewhere because one is recognized
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission