to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
presence; sitting with; being with
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
tangle; entanglement; snarl; complication; difficulties; trouble
to be tired of looking at
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
calamity; misfortune; disaster
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
victim; injured party; sufferer
difference; variation; difference
double; twice (as much); twofold