riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
how; in what way; by what means
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
how; in what way; how about
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
ten to one; nine cases out of ten
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
danger; peril; hazard; risk
bet; wager; stake; gamble
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
letting (someone) die without helping
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter