to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
dispersing; breaking up; running away
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
image; figure; figure; form; image
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
being unfamiliar with a locality; not knowing one's way around; (lit.) not knowing one's right hand from the left; being clueless
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
control; check; restraint; inhibition
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
concealment; suppression; hiding
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
question; inquiry; enquiry
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
individual; private person; personal; private
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
conversion; shift; about-face; switch
at that time; in those days
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to give a glance (at); to take one look at