suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
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
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
interference; meddling; butting in
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
it's not like; it isn't as if
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
to grow up; to become an adult
patent; special permission; licence (license); proprietary
diversion; putting something to another use
to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.
flame; blaze; fire; attack; aggression
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
not a moment to waste; there is no time to lose; cannot wait any longer
to give; to do (something) for
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
starting late; late departure
tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
appearance; expression; manifestation