thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
name; designation; denomination; naming; giving a name
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
persistent; stubborn; sticky; viscous; viscous temperament (in Kretschmer's classification); epileptoid temperament
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
invisible; unseen; vague; mysterious; imaginary
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
overly familiar; overfamiliar; too friendly; too free; cheeky
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to squint (one eye); to narrow
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
nothing but; none other than
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
resentful; bitter; reproachful; regrettable; disappointing; frustrating
now that you say that; now that you mention it
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame