bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
side effect; adverse reaction
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
explanation; interpretation
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
arrangement; pact; agreement
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
several times; once or twice
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
not limited to; not just ...
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy
news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
almost; roughly; approximately
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
looking pale; looking unwell
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage