flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
freely; frankly; without reserve
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to read the situation; to sense the mood
regret; repentance; remorse
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
watering hole; watering place
being very busy; busyness
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
foster child; adopted animal (e.g. pet)
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
man; male; masculine gender
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to be dispersed; to get separated
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
from the beginning; from scratch
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
major subject; special study
as a child; when one was a child; childhood