quick-witted; quick to understand
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
vengeful spirit (spawned from a person's hate); doppelgänger; co-walker; mankind; souls; people
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
preliminary investigation; preparation
ignorant of the ways of the world
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
(someone else's) daughter
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
to unfold; to unroll; to open
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
in the meanwhile; during the time
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
bombshell announcement (statement)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly