dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
it is I who should say so
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
decision; determination; resolution
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
in succession; one by one
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
four times; four colour process printing (color); CMYK printing
to hand over; to surrender
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
self-consciousness; self-awareness
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
failure; mistake; blunder
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
careless; thoughtless; hasty; rash
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank