to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
person sought by the police; wanted person; fugitive from justice
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
overlooking; turning a blind eye
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view
reason; cause; circumstances
point of compromise; common ground
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction; strife
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
finished product; finished goods; completed article
lover; lady-killer; sexy guy
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
returned goods; returning purchased goods
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
clip-clop; clippety-clop; clamshell cellphone; flip cellphone
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
outward; superficial; external; apparent
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly
opening and shutting; opening and closing
at a moment's notice; readily
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
person concerned; person qualified; person in question; party; litigant (legal)
the opposite sex; isomerism