yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
recurrence; revival; resuscitation
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
groundless rumor; groundless rumour
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
groundless rumor (rumour)
legal; lawful; legitimate
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
reason; cause; circumstances
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to see through; to see the true nature of something
without leaving any trace
standing for; advocating; championing; professing (to be)
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
to play dumb; to feign innocence
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
sign; indication; omen; symptom
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
match fixing; put-up job; fixed game
the whole area; all areas
to knock down; to knock off