blunder; miss; slip; oversight
to be talked about behind one's back
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
financially scraping by; meagre existence (meager); hand to mouth existence; living one's life without plan; living life day-by-day; taking life one day at a time
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to jump at; to be attracted by
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
to add (to what was said before); to say in addition
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
apparent age (of someone); rough age
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
to be found; to be discovered
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
meaning; significance; sense
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
appearance; figure; shape; form
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into