to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
equality; impartiality; evenness
(balance) scales; carrying pole; shoulder pole; thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); spreader bar
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
a real man would (shut up and) ...
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
in the ground; in the earth; underground; subterranean
to rise (of the bid price at an auction)
to reveal one's true nature; to show one's true colours; to give oneself away; to be exposed (of a lie, etc.)
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant
fall; drop; descent; coming down
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
to (see and) choose; to select; to diagnose (as); to judge; to estimate; to liken (to)
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
commencing with; including
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them