to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
to read the situation; to sense the mood
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
even more; still more; further
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to be expensive; to be costly
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
sincere; honest; faithful
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to forget to say; to forget to mention
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination