slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
hostility; antagonism; opposition
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
self-control; self-restraint
chip; microchip; chip (in poker, roulette, etc.); casino token; chip (shot); (wood) chip
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
belief; faith; conviction
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
instability; insecurity; crankiness
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
that is to say; so that means
that's the way it is; such is life
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
don't you think?; indicates question
to think too much; to be over-concerned
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document