about; concerning; related to; -ish
to incur someone's enmity
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
one end; an end; part; fragment
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
I see; that's right; indeed
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
with a start; with a jump
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
power outage; electricity outage; blackout; failure of electricity supply
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate