to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
silence (not speaking); muteness
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
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)
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
professionalism; professional awareness
to be reasonable; to stand to reason; to be logical; to hold water
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
the certainty of divine punishment; Swift is Heaven's vengeance
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller
difference; disparity; gap
odd couple; incongruous couple
encouragement; backing; reinforcements
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
don't worry; no worries; never mind
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to show signs of; to appear
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
route; way; course; directions
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
vagrancy; wandering; nomadism
stronghold; citadel; headquarters
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
abandoned building; derelict building
burned down; entirely destroyed