curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to expedite; to encourage; to spur (on)
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
profitable plan; good plan
(with a) start; fright; alarm; creaking; cracking; snapping
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
solution; solution strategy
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
happening; (unexpected) incident; unforeseen event; surprising occurrence
person concerned; interested party; related party
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
to look displeased; (lit.) to flare one's nostrils
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
end of work day; end of school term; end of school year
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
to find out; to discover; to locate
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
damage (esp. financial) caused by harmful rumours or misinformation (rumors)
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
exaltation; emotional uplift
lacking in some desired property (size, usefulness, etc.)
of tender years; very young
in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)