look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
sign; indication; omen; symptom
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to be at a loss for words
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
a matter for the police; a brush with the law
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
eagle (Accipitridae family)
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
to dye; to colour; to color
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
news bureau; press bureau
very busy (person or thing)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
chasing after women; womanizing
company; corporation; workplace
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
main question; real issue at hand