to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
thin (air); weak (liquid); dilute; lacking (enthusiasm, consideration, substance, etc.); insubstantial; deficient
old body; aged person; elderly person
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
questions and answers; dialogue
sharp-eyed; keen-eyed; easily awakened
around the world; throughout the world
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to cut (someone) down; to slay
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to mow; to reap; to harvest; to eradicate; to root out (e.g. evil); to remove
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
in the end; at the end of the day
starring (in a film, play, etc.); playing the leading part
drama; theatre; theater; play
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
minimum; minuscule; local minimum
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
to be digested; to master (a skill); to be proficient; to mature (e.g. personality); to mellow; to mature (foodstuff)
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
to close (one's eyes); to shut
several times; a few times
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to fold up; to fold into layers; to collapse (content on a webpage, etc.)
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
showing no fear, even of God
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to shout (in anger); to yell
secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
race (of people); type of person