going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
club activities; extracurricular activities
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to make one's story to seem coherent; to adjust one's story to fit the situation
to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
instant; moment; for an instant
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with
that; the matter in question
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
God; god; ace; king; superior person
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
forcibly; against one's will
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
default settings; initial settings; initial configuration; initialization; initialisation
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)