genius; prodigy; natural gift
drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint
to join forces; to cooperate
to be needed; to be wanted
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
individual; private person; personal; private
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to show up; to appear; to turn up
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to get a reputation as a philanderer
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
indirect kiss (e.g. drinking from a cup someone has just used)
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
plural; multiple; several
source of information; intelligence source; message source
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze