to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
the reverse; other side; lining
inner; underwear; undergarment; innerwear
ice water; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
everything; anything; nothing
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to be forward; to be impertinent
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to hold fast; to protect to the end
if possible; if it is in my power; if it was realistic
to become completely chilled
invisibly; secretly; privately
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
tall figure; high stature
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
to harm; to cause harm to
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
choices; alternatives; options
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch