to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
masterpiece; masterwork; chef d'oeuvre; (unintentionally) hilarious; absurd (e.g. blunder); outrageous
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
selection; sorting; culling; screening; triage
presumptuous; arrogant; audacious; forward; insolent
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
high praise; great admiration; with critical acclaim; to rave reviews; currently; presently
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
as if to say; as much as to say; as though
genuine article; real thing; real deal
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
adds emphasis to the following verb or indicates that the action is done forcefully or violently
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
essence; true nature; substance; reality
solitude; loneliness; isolation
wandering; rambling; roaming
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; (lit.) evidence is better than debate
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life