small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
split; division; break up
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to make up the number; to have a complete set of
dust; small debris (e.g. dirt, crumbs); trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; large swarm
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
confidence; trust; faith; credit
just because; even if; even though
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
offender (esp. murderer); criminal
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
accidental death; casualty
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts); finding out the facts; bringing (a matter) to light; inquiring into
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza