absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
detour; circumvention; turning movement
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
without leaving any trace
audience; spectator; spectators
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
sudden drop; precipitous slope
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to pluck; to pick; to tear
not a little; not a few; considerable
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
metre; meter; meter; gauge
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to walk in on; to tread upon
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
with a clink; with a flop; suddenly; all of a sudden
both; both sides; both parties
stormy weather (at sea); poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas); poor turn-out; recession
hand net; dip net; scoop net
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made