testimony; (verbal) evidence
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
guess; speculation; supposition
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
police; police officer; police station
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to watch steadily; to stare
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
violent emotion; passion; fury
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
the bounds of reason; the limits of (common) sense
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another
to lose one's footing; to slip
crash; smash; crunch; bang; breaking sound
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
difficult to hear; unpleasant to hear
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
the reverse; other side; lining
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
speech and conduct; words and deeds
observation; survey; watching
disorder; disturbance; unrest