(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
probability; likelihood; chances
calamity; disaster; accident
calamity; disaster; accident
to finish watching (e.g. a movie)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
perfect; complete; flawless
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes
shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
irrefutable evidence; smoking gun; solid evidence; incontestable proof; dead giveaway
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy