truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to take over; to hand over
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
bad-feeling; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross; disgusting
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)
slip; skid; slip (i.e. petticoat); slip (of paper); Serial Link IP; SLIP
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to do someone in; to bump someone off
chilly; unpleasantly cold
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to get one's head around; to think about
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
the place for; the time for; the level of
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative