strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
if it is (the case that ...)
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
to maintain one's honor as a man; to save face (as a man); to have one's honor upheld
to form a group; to form a bunch
lead; leading; leading (in points, goals, etc.); getting ahead; lead (from a base); lead (of an article); lede
breeding; propagation; reproduction; multiplication; increase
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
serious; severe; grave; acute
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
anything and everything; just about everything
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
(terrorist) suicide bombing
Your Highness; His Highness; Her Highness
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
honour; honor; glory; privilege
in person; personally; directly
encouragement; incentive; stimulus
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
out-of-school; off-campus