one part; one portion; one section
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
innocent; not guilty; harmless
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
price; cost; value; worth; value
top recommendation; (something) highly recommended
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
thoughtlessness; indiscretion
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
decision; determination; resolution
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
air conditioning; air cooling
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
region; limits; stage; level
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent