satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
that's the way it is; such is life
based on; built on; made from
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to be silent; to say nothing
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
taking into consideration; making allowances (for); reserve; restraint; leniency
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)