topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
consenting to; being convinced of; being satisfied; understanding
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
to spread; to be propagated
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
declaration of a state of emergency
proposal; proposition; suggestion
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
advance; moving forward; progress
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
floundering while nearly drowning; suffering
to offer (put up) resistance
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
honeymoon; being in an intimate relationship; honeymoon (period)
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
lovers' talk; whispered intimacies
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate