grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
police; police officer; police station
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
a matter for the police; a brush with the law
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
person one is dating; significant other; partner; boyfriend; girlfriend
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to wipe the slate clean; to start anew
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
to apologize; to apologise
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
at work; in the midst of work; working
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to redeem (from sin); to save
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
power; authority; jurisdiction
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
at least; at most; (even) just
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
when it becomes; when it comes to
consequence; outcome; result; blame
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
orphan; person without friends