the real criminal; true culprit
amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
blunder; bungle; gaffe; bungling; stupid; tactless
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
shady; underhanded; questionable
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
to claim victims; to leave casualties
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
to frame; to falsely accuse of a crime
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
both; both sides; both parties
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
person concerned; interested party; related party
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
about; on; regarding; per; for every
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
eyetooth; cuspid; canine (tooth); dogtooth
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
wig; hairpiece (esp. to cover hair loss); toupee
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
don't you think?; indicates question
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
interesting; fascinating; intriguing; amusing; funny; comical