what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
animal; beastly; carnal; sensual; brute
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
to spread; to be propagated
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
even if not; even without
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
dealing with; coping with
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
rambunctious kid; wild kid; hooligan; rowdy; roughneck
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
number of times; frequency; count
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
patting; stroking; caressing