taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
offender; criminal; culprit
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
unique; peculiar; singular
like this; this sort; this way
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
plural; multiple; plural (number)
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to worry (about); to be concerned (about); to have trouble doing ...; to struggle to ...
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
showing no sign of; not giving the slightest indication of; saying nothing at all about; not breathing a word of
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
vice; immorality; corruption
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
youthful indiscretion; youthful enthusiasm; youthful excess
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
pink (colour, color); peach
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker