effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
wrinkle (in paper); crease; wear
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
to use and then throw away
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
means; way; method; measure
sound; sure; safe; steady; firm
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to cry and shout; to scream
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon