simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
closely-guarded secret; top secret
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to forget to say; to forget to mention
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)