processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
matter of time; question of time
preparing to flee; being ready to run away
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
hard worker; hardworking person
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
irregular; indeterminate; tramp (steamer)
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
unreasonably stubborn; not knowing when to give up
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
such; like that; that sort of; very
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
detached; aloof; indifferent
exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
key to a solution; first step toward a solution; thread to unravel a mystery
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to discharge (e.g. effluent)
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
fine wrinkles; crow's feet
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
to be helpful; to be useful