testimony; (verbal) evidence
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
to make a lasting impression
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
script; screenplay; scenario
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
to think of; to come up with
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to be lacking in options; to be too few
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state