around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
power outage; power failure; power cut; blackout
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
murder; killing; murderer
contradiction; inconsistency
to wail; to bawl; to cry loudly; to shout (while crying)
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
to be relieved; to feel relieved
academic; scholarly; scientific
government body; government agency
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to meet up (as arranged); to rendezvous; to get together; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
student teacher; trainee teacher
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
surely; certainly; without doubt
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not