to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
fast walking; semi-jogging
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
statute of limitations; lapse of rights after a period of time; becoming invalid or void after a set time; ageing; aging
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
explanation; interpretation
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
long ago; already; a long time ago
to incur someone's enmity
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
verbal message; word (from someone)
absence from work without permission
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft