suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
in person; personally; directly
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
coming to an embassy, theatre, library, etc.
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to come to like a lot; to fall in love
verbal message; word (from someone)
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
speaking voice; talking voice
to walk away; to walk off
to pant (while rushing); to gasp; to puff and blow
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
to press a question; to cross-examine
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
different thing; another question; different case
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange