fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
misconstruction; distortion; misinterpretation; misunderstanding; perversion; contortion
to be lacking in options; to be too few
desperately; for one's dear life
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
blood relationship; blood relations; being genetically related
police officer; policeman; constable
increased or beefed up security
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
question and answer session
ostensible (surface) reason
frame; framework; outline
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
prescribed form (of writing); format
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
leavings of a meal; food scraps; leftovers; food particles (in one's teeth or mouth); bits of food
ringing; throbbing violently
to adorn; to decorate; to dress up; to build up
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
I (alphabet letter); i; I; iodine (symbol)
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; luxuriant (vegetation)
to go to the bottom of an affair; to inquire into the origin
of great promise; with a promising future