crime; criminal act; offence; offense
opening fully; full throttle; full power
distinction; difference (between two things); sense of propriety; proper conduct (according to social or moral norms); accountability; taking clear responsibility (for a fault or failing)
price; cost; value; worth; value
primness; putting on airs; prim person; clear soup
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
halving; splitting evenly; sharing equally
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
very popular; highly favoured
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying
free (of charge); gratuitous
perverseness; perversity; perverse person; difficult person; contrary person
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
surrender; capitulation; submission; yield
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
apostasy; renunciation (e.g. of a religion); defection
small quarrel; dispute; run-in; issue; trouble
to become animated; to liven up; to become active
to gain strength; to gather momentum; to be encouraged; to be heartened; to be invigorated; to take heart
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
to hold a grudge; to hold something against someone
still (continuing); as ever; further
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
but; however; although; though
Stampede (The Doobie Brothers album)
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
tedious; lengthy; overlong; long-winded
general; popular; common; typical