materials; data; document
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
to lie down; to throw oneself down
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
small fraction; small proportion
child prodigy; wonder child
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
in its entirety; whole; wholly
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
nature; property; disposition
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
limits; boundary; domain; area (e.g. in programming languages)
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
separate case; another matter
to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to