abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
protection; defence; support; safeguarding; championship; vindication
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
to lose sight of; to miss
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
to come to realize; to become aware (of)
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
authenticity; credibility
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
middle of the night; dead of night
to turn up (of evidence, etc.); to become known; to be arrested; to be caught (of a criminal); to be moved to a higher position (of a body part); to be raised (e.g. of a hand to ask a question)
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
irrefutable evidence; smoking gun; solid evidence; incontestable proof; dead giveaway
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
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
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
intentional; deliberate; contrived; artificial
guess; speculation; supposition
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
to glare at each other; to confront each other
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
to be branded a ...; to be labelled a ...
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
the real criminal; true culprit
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death