to talk to oneself; to mutter
state (of affairs); condition; developments; movements
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
mask; disguise; guise; mask
advanced level; high grade; senior
file wrapper for a patent; correspondence about the status of a patent between the inventor and the patent office
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
to be lacking in options; to be too few
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
entreaty; supplication; petition
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
how; in what way; by what means
planned; scheduled; systematic
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
unthinking; thoughtless; heedless; inconsiderate
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
pitching ability; counter for pitches
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh