about; on; regarding; per; for every
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to breathe out; to exhale
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
decider; person who decides; decisive factor; clincher; key
(suffering a) complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
had better ...; had better not ...
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
parroting back; repeating (another's words) like a parrot
meaning; significance; sense
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
deductive powers; reasoning capability; reasoning skill
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
attachment (to); tenacity of purpose
how many people; a number of people
to fall in love (with); to fall for; to be attracted (by); to be charmed (by); to forget oneself; to be entranced (by)