poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
imagination; supposition; guess
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
(school) class change; class shuffle; rearrangement of which students are in which teacher's class
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
helping hand; help; support; aid
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
single word; a few words; brief comment
silence; stillness; quietness
too much; excessively; too
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
impossible; unlikely; improbable
proposal; offer; request; application
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
alarm bell; fire bell; warning; wake-up call
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
failure to reach agreement
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
on the occasion of; at the time of
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
direct; frank; straightforward; decisive; prompt
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs