forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
seriously; in earnest; for real; all out; really; with a will
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see ...
drama; play; powerful drug
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
continuously; continually; without a break; next; then; after that
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
escort (e.g. under guard); convoy
one more; another (one); (not) quite; (not) entirely; (not) enough
mole; whistle-blower; informant; adulterer; adulteress
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
resistance (to heat, corrosion, etc.); tolerance (to a drug, pain, etc.); resistance (to drugs, pesticides, etc.)
to have an idea; to have a clue
each and every person (saying); one and all; unanimously; in unison; separately; individually
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; plainclothes police officer
to fertilize; to fertilise; to manure; to enrich
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
to be strongly attracted (by); to be utterly charmed (by); to be completely captivated (by); to admire greatly; to fall deeply in love (with); to fall head over heels (for)
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
freedom; free man; free woman
to teach someone a lesson; to show someone a thing or two; to show someone what one can do
to be enthralled by; to be disguised as
all kinds of malicious gossip; heaping verbal abuse (on); cursing and swearing (words)
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses); sneak thief; prowler
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
to smile a smile of satisfaction
to say; to tell; to state; to do
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to grow; to grow up; to be good at; to excel in
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
to reach a situation about which nothing can be done