one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
resolution of an incident; solution to a (criminal) case
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
stepping back; drawing back
action; operation; effect; function
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
environment; circumstance
truancy; school non-attendance
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
for the time being; at present; (arch.) hindrance
flagrante delicto; caught red-handed
arrest; apprehension; capture
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
sting operation; undercover investigation
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
reimbursement; compensation; reparation; indemnity
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
stakeout; ambush; lookout; watch; paste-up; collage
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
observation; survey; watching
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
extra-sensory perception; ESP; psi; psychokinesis; PK
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
hostile; adversarial; antagonistic
fortune-telling; divination