to wish to go well; to have good intentions
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
to recognize by sound (recognise); to identify by sound; to understand; to be reasonable
to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says
pursuing liability; finding out who is at fault; trying to pin the blame on someone
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet
traitor (to one's country); quisling
official announcement; proclamation
inexpensive; cheap; easy; simple
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
preventive measure; recurrence prevention; relapse prevention
ill feeling; ill will; animosity; bad impression
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
sprouts; new shoots; young buds
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
liner; line drive; liner; ocean liner; liner (of a coat, etc.); lining
to prune; to trim; to reap (a crop) and put into storage; to harvest; to prune (a manuscript); to cut down
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
euphemistic; circumlocutory; roundabout; indirect
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
to repent; to be penitent
culture medium; growth medium