plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
groundless; entirely contrary to fact
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
of no concern at all; no skin off my nose
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
third day of the month; three days
gathering; mixer; meetup; assembly; social; exchange meeting
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to tell someone's fortune; to forecast; to predict; to divine
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
a wise man keeps away from danger
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
fifth day of the month; five days
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
attendance (at school); going to school
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
hostility; animosity; enmity
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue
to come and go; to go back and forth
corridor; hallway; passageway
to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much