criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
false accusation; trumped up-charge; pretext; statement that cannot be retracted; saying something one cannot take back
to harbor suspicion; to harbour suspicion
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
(an actor) conveying qualities of a character without gestures or speech; implied acting; implicitly asserting one's will (e.g. by sheer force of personality); performance using one's stomach (e.g. by drawing a face on it and animating it using one's abdominal muscles); acrobatics performed on a laid-out person's belly
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
to keep a watchful eye on
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge
innocence; being not guilty
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
including (all of); -wide (e.g. company-wide); with (everyone); (concerning) the entirety of; all of
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
kind deed; (a) kindness; helping others; helping someone
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
half a lifetime; half one's life; one's life so far
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
with a momentary flash of light
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
changing one's attitude or response according to who one is talking to or dealing with
to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
not becoming a problem; out of the question; not worth considering; insignificant; negligible
in history; ever; historical
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to pass (of days)
to retaliate; to return a blow; to strike back (at); to retort
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)