bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
close; intimate; on good terms
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to leave as is; to ignore
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
so-and-so; who?; which people?
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
how; in what way; by what means
Chinese whispers; telephone (game)
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to have a rumor circulating
head of the student council; president of the student council
option; selecting an option; optional extra; individual item; separate item; option
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
separate case; another matter
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate