to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous
to apologize; to apologise
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
duty; obligation; responsibility
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
in comparison to; rather than
original intention; initial resolution
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to take someone's life; to kill someone
title deed; certificate of title
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
to be surprised; to be astonished
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
it's no joke; gimme a break!
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
there is no way that ...; easy; simple