matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
verbal promise; one's word
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
to be suspected (of); to be under suspicion (of)
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
white-coloured skin; vitiligo; leucoderma; leukoderma
feeling of transparency; sense of translucence
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
to tread on thin ice; to go out on a limb; to walk a tightrope; to take risks; (lit.) to cross a dangerous bridge
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
one's physical safety; personal security
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
no, not like that (but like this)
frank; candid; outspoken; unreserved
without; but if; otherwise; or else
still; even now; to this day
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to train; to discipline; to teach manners