to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
some book; book about that subject; books
hard worker; hardworking person
jumping to a wrong conclusion
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
fast-talking; rapid talking
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
intellectual crime; white-collar crime; intellectual criminal; smart criminal
to act tough; to act bad; to act worse than one really is
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
one more time; once more; once again
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to swagger; to strut; to be confident; to have no worries
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
notice; notification; report; posting
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
particularly; only; in the case of
in name but not in reality
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
slack; loose; lax; slovenly; sloppy
circular notice (esp. distributed to households within a neighbourhood association)
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times
it's no joke; gimme a break!
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside
very; extremely; excessively
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
to be quick-witted; to be quick-thinking
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
reset; fresh start; new beginning
shoulder rub; shoulder massage