deadlock; stalemate; impasse; dead end
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
regarding highly; attaching importance to
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
gossip; corner of the mouth
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
jokingly; in the form of a joke
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
question; inquiry; enquiry
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
genuine article; real thing; real deal
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
tasteless and odorless; bland
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
old-maidish (esp. of fashion); old-womanish
seasoning; flavour; flavor
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case