regrettable defeat; defeat by a narrow margin
information session; briefing; explanatory meeting
blunder; (careless) mistake; error
adultery; illicit intercourse; secret communication (e.g. with the enemy)
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
younger people; future generations
somehow; for some reason; in some way; vaguely
big breasts; big boobs; boing-boing
faking crying; crocodile tears
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
feeling rough (of the throat); irritated; acrid; pungent
hard to figure out; elusive; slippery; vague; subtle
cardiac massage; heart massage; cardiac compression
crude tactics; smattering of knowledge
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
farmer; farming family; farmhouse; School of Agrarianism (China); School of Agronomists
jostle; struggle; scuffle
maneuvers; manoeuvers; machinations; scheming
slight; insignificant; small
guilty verdict; judgment of guilty (judgement)
trial; judgement; judgment
strangling (to death); strangulation
against the rules; breaking etiquette; illegal; unusual; unconventional; against common sense
an issue being settled; a case being closed
going unsolved; remaining unanswered
unwillingly; reluctantly; against one's will
buzzing (e.g. of insects); chirring; whirring (e.g. of a reel); humming (of electronics); hissing
to cut; to slit; to slash
to feel relieved; to feel satisfied; to feel refreshed
everywhere; all over the place; here and there; at every turn
vexed; irritated; fretful; shaggy; bushy; ragged
Book of the Dead (ancient Egypt)
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
to distinguish between; to tell the difference between
playing to the gallery; grandstanding; ad hoc; haphazard; dress rehearsal