positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
to be injured; to sustain a wound
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
cares; ill feeling; reserve
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
the other day; a few days ago
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
indifferent; paying no attention; taking no notice
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
mental; spiritual; emotional
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
to lend an ear to; to listen to
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
several weeks; a few weeks
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp