talkativeness; loquacity; polypetalous; multivalve
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
probe each other; sound each other out
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
unidentifiable; unidentified
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to be prolonged; to drag on
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
to shake; to waver; to tremble
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
forced laugh; forced smile
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
public opinion; public eye; discerning eye; an eye (for sth); perspective; way of looking at things
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
assistant ...; probationary ...
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
it is none of one's business; it is not one's place to say (do) something
confidential; secret; classified
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at