ringing; throbbing violently
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
to step over or across; to overcome
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
partly burned charcoal; cinders; charred remains; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
one-way traffic; one-way (e.g. communication); one-sided
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to begin to open; to begin to bloom; to smile broadly; to break into a smile
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
be on your guard; negligence is the enemy
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
detached; aloof; indifferent
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
both; both sides; both parties
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
following a single pattern; conforming to the same pattern; one-track; single-track; repetitive; predictable
light; easy; non-serious; minor
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about