to blow off; to be blown off
to be smart; to be cool; to be sharp; to be stylish
dispersing; breaking up; running away
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
making out and being lovey-dovey
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
this is why; this means; it is the case that
to change completely; to change suddenly
silence; stillness; quietness
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
one thin flat object; one sheet
sultry night; sweltering night; night in which temperature doesn't fall below 25 degrees C
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
to attack; to assault; to assail
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
eternity; permanence; perpetuity
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint