tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
authenticity; credibility
decider; person who decides; decisive factor; clincher; key
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
main clause; main part (of a piece of writing); text (of a judicial decision)
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
person who notifies the police; informer; whistleblower; delator
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to be silent; to say nothing
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
to find out; to discover; to locate
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
cannot bear (doing); cannot bring oneself (to do); reluctant (to do)
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
world; society; people; the public
to induce (someone to do something); to tempt; to act toward (someone in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
atonement (for one's sins); expiation; making amends; making up for (a misdeed)
selfish; self-centred; egotistical