lisping; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
to listen again; to ask again
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
no, not like that (but like this)
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
solitude; loneliness; isolation
eye bags; periorbital puffiness
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
to tighten; to press hard
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
one's share; one's portion
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
appearance; figure; shape; form
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain