innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
anything and everything; just about everything
groundless; entirely contrary to fact
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
guess; speculation; supposition
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
myopia; shortsightedness; nearsightedness
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
voyage; passage; travelling
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
counterfeit goods; fake; (a) forgery
illegal; illicit; unlawful
nothing but; none other than
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
price; cost; value; worth; value
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
to take command; to give direction
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to engage in a heated discussion
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
outsider; someone outside of a group
destruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppression; hiding; concealment
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still