to accept; to receive; to agree
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
personal; individual; private
impression; strong belief (of the judge); conviction
abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
to pass on (a message, thoughts, etc.); to convey; to inform (of a visitor, phone call, etc.); to announce (a visitor); to act as an agent (between a manufacturer, wholesaler, etc. and retailers); to act as an intermediary
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
testimony; (verbal) evidence
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to come and go; to go back and forth
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier