to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
various countries; various regions; various provinces
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
genuinely; sincerely; seriously; really; for real
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
talking while standing; standing around talking
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed