to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
very much; exceedingly; extremely
power; authority; jurisdiction
out of range; outside the limits (of...); outside (a) range; outside the scope
going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to scrutinize; to scrutinise
point of an argument; drift of an argument
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
orphan; person without friends
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
sharp parting remark; parting threat
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
solitarily; in a lonely fashion; all alone; by oneself
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
to stop walking; to pause
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
because of; owing to; due to
single word; a few words; brief comment
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about