operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
recorder (e.g. tape recorder, time recorder); recording device; recorder (musical instrument); English flute
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
having no idea; having no clue
false evidence; perjury; false testimony
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
to make sure of the truth
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
just above; right overhead
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
everything; anything; nothing
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
to take (be in) charge of
here and there; in places
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
to one's delight; to one's joy
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly