to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
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
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; other 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
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
consideration (for others); (making) allowance
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
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
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
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)
that; the matter in question
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
how; in what way; how about
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship