incommunicative; taciturn
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
thirteenth day of the month; thirteen days
to divide into three (parts); to trisect
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
beforehand; in advance; previously
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
gleaming; shining; glistening
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
release (from custody); discharge; liberation; setting free; letting go; letting off
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
impossible proposition; unreasonable proposal; tall order
the real criminal; true culprit
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
exactly as stated; verbatim
crop; harvest; income; profits; loaded (e.g. intermodal containers in the transport industry)
another; different; something else
rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan
distrust; unjust suspicion
if you think about it; come to think of it
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
retirement home; old people's home; senior citizens' home
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to leave nothing undone; to do all in one's might; to do everything possible
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar