incoherent; vague; silly; foolish
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
good humour (humor); good mood
without thinking of the consequences
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
to pass; to overtake; to leave behind; to pull out; to extract; to remove
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
sunlight; rays of the Sun
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
supply; supplying; replenishment
maximum temperature; highest temperature; (today's) high
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
to pick out item(s) from a group to keep
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word