idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
normalcy; normality; normal
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
answering machine; answerphone
to call again; to call someone back
absence; disregard; indifference
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
many people; a large number of people
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
black lustre; black luster
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
heel (of a shoe); heel (in pro wrestling); bad guy; player of villain roles
glass bottle; glass jar; phial; vial
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
right beside; close to; nearby
great speed; recklessly fast speed
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment