to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
to get drunk; to become tipsy
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
expression; presentation; representation; notation
to be at a loss for words
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
complete change; about-face
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
failure; mistake; blunder
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
what's what; heads or tails
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
old friend; familiar face
(medical) doctor; physician
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
each and all; every single one; everybody
for dear life; barely escaping alive
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)