to be quick-witted; to be quick-thinking
proud; boastful; bragging; conceited
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
unexpected meeting; coincidence
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
to glare at each other; to confront each other
such; this sort of; like this
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
directly under; falling perpendicularly
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
to follow; to accompany; to serve; to work under; to obey
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
charcoal; charred remains
to scatter away; to fly away; to blow away; to be removed without trace; to vanish
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement; views that never cross
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
hostility; animosity; enmity
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
malice; malicious intent; intent to kill
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
question; inquiry; enquiry
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
without trouble; easily; readily
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)