cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
alternately; by turns; one after the other
to monitor closely (for rule-breaking, etc.); to keep a close eye on
intelligence network; information network
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
insisting (unreasonably); obstinate insistence; far-fetched argument; arguing against all reason
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
to be crowded; to be packed; to be busy; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with many things); to be packed (of one's schedule)
unavoidable; inevitable; inescapable; hopeless; beyond help
to shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.); to confine oneself (to); to barricade oneself (in a building); to entrench oneself; to hole up
false accusation; trumped up-charge; pretext; statement that cannot be retracted; saying something one cannot take back
immediate (effect, result, etc.); instant; instantaneous; prompt
unexpectedly; surprisingly
like a pigeon who's been shot by a peashooter (i.e. wide-eyed in shock)
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
trees and stones; unfeeling person
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
mostly involve; principally involve
(depending on) how; (depending on) what; nature (of); what is ...?; how is ...?; what will be ...?
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
touché; you've got me there
two colours; two varieties; two types
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
to be away from home; to be out of the house
settlement; permanent residency
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (e.g. last month); for (e.g. 20 years)
eating habits; diet; dietary pattern
continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on
close adhesion; sticking firmly (to); relating closely (to); having relevance (to); contact printing
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits