completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
artificiality; pretence; contrived act; commission (of a crime); feasance
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to be silent; to say nothing
chopping board; cutting board
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
approximation; rough estimate; ballpark figure
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
reduction by half; halving
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
detailed report; full report; details; particulars
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
concentrated fire; intense criticism
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
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest