to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
to grieve over; to mourn; to lament
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone
undergoing treatment (medical); receiving treatment
provoking; rather annoying; (speaking ironically) darling
resting at times; with careful thought; after proper consideration
female household; household consisting wholly of women
overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless
class president; head class representative
stumbling; failure; misstep; setback
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
carrying out one's original intention
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
to grow angry; to display one's anger
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
to add (e.g. a postscript)
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
detestable; despicable; abhorrent
to distribute; to hand out
mysterious thief; phantom thief
one's common name; one's popular name; alias; house name
stolen goods; loot; spoils