not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself
in good health; alive and well; going strong
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
playfulness; playful mood; imaginativeness
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
way; method; means; (technical) specification
sense of language; feeling of a word; impression a word makes; nuance
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
damp; moist (negative nuance)
to correct oneself; to restate
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
way; method; means; resource; course
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
exterior; packaging; cladding; armor (armour); arm
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
even so; anyhow; at any rate
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
if you think about it; come to think of it
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
to let down one's hair; to undo hair
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
to classify; to sort out; to sift through
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything