to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
great popularity; sensation; good reputation
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
and; thereupon; because of that
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
suspicious-looking; fishy
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
self-consciousness; self-awareness
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
grasp; catch; understanding
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to be discouraged; to shrink from
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
to serve; to work for; to attend
eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
to pass (of time); to elapse
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
to start something; to have started something, but not yet finished it
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
taste; liking; preference
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
the public; general public
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
to rebuke strongly; to tell off
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
sweet and sour; bittersweet
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
underground; unconventional; radical; shady