to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to get between; to be caught in
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
remaining amount; balance (of an account)
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
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
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
curiosity; inquisitiveness
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
(not) even once; (not) ever
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
police; police officer; police station
whispered conversation; whispering
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to make a mistake; to mess up; to make an error; to err
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
to burst (open); to break; to split
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to entrust; to leave to a person
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups