slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
not caring; not giving a damn
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
body; group; party; company; troupe
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
impossible; unlikely; improbable
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
to spread; to be propagated
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news