to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
to be at a loss for words
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
interference; intervention; meddling
to understand from experience
with energy; vigorously; cheerfully; assertively; lustily
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
news; word; tidings; omen
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
charming; fascinating; attractive
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
absentmindedly; dazedly; vaguely
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)
closing party; closing event of a school, etc. festival
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
lightly; gently; (breaking apart) easily
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to take great care (in doing); to pay attention; to be careful
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of