frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
main point; gist; essentials; bones (e.g. of an idea); pith
to get scarce; to run short
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
first meeting; first interview with
trusted (friend); close (relationship)
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
to get to the heart (of the matter); to come to the main point
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
heel (of a shoe); heel (in pro wrestling); bad guy; player of villain roles
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
thuddingly; plumping down (like a heavy weight)
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
currying favour; being anxious to please; bootlicker
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
eloquence or flattery designed to deceive
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever
probability; likelihood; chances
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
to remove; to move out of the way
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
colony; (Japanese) settlement (in Brazil)
spelling; orthography; patching; binding
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
to have a reason; to have an excuse
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately