vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
to think too much; to be over-concerned
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
to feel guilty; to suffer from a guilty conscience; to feel uneasy; to have qualms about; to have scruples about; to feel regret
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
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
pair; the two; both persons; both things
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
to change (lower-body clothing: shoes, pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (the wrong shoes)
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
to stare back at; to look back at
to be in a fit (of anger); to rage
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
to rant and rave; to raise hell
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
without thinking of the consequences
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
ordinary (esp. life or behavior); typical; conventional; standard; average
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
constancy; integrity; fidelity; principle; faithfulness; honor
to stare back (at); to glare back
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
flopping (e.g. on a bed); scattering (e.g. limbs horizontally)
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with