to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
place; room; margin; scope
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
harm; injury; evil (influence)
number of persons; personnel
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
belief; faith; conviction
firm; unshakeable; resolute
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
gleaming; shining; glistening
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
one scene; one frame; one shot; one cell; one panel (comic)
to make a ceremonial hand movement when receiving the monetary award
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
to move up (e.g. date, rank, order); to be advanced; to be carried (of a number in addition)
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
true character; real nature
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
nausea; sickness in the stomach
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
softly; mildly; gently; politely
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
nice; likeable; desirable