matter causing distress; something causing worry
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
settlement; solution; resolution
contrived; false-sounding
but; however; provided that
how long; how much; to what extent
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
incidental (collateral) condition
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
tone (of voice); manner of talking
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
that's the way it is; such is life
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
idle talk; nonsense; fool; idiot; irresponsible; nonsensical
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
police; police officer; police station
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
body; physical system; (the) person
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
senior high school student
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
female high-school student
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable