to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
reckless remark; rash remark; thoughtless words; falsehood
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
to rock; to shake; to swing
there being no use in arguing (about it)
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
arrest; apprehension; capture
maintenance; preservation; improvement
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
gathering evidence; collecting evidence
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
although I say; although one might say; although called
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine