detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
to take over; to obtain by transfer; to inherit; to buy; to purchase
on the occasion of; at the time of; when; during
keeping things tidy and in order
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
but he has to be handsome; that said, only if he's a looker
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
readiness to die; (in the) face of death
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
number (of long, cylindrical things, movies, trains, home runs, etc.)
to be too numerous; to be too much
light blue; pale blue; aqua
two-tone coloring; two-tone colouring
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
erratic; offbeat; wild; unconventional; extraordinary; weird
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
dullness (esp. of the skin); lack of luster; dirt; soil; contamination
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
certainly; surely; definitely
donation; presentation; gift
shifting the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); passing the buck
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
seeing (with the naked eye); observation; visual inspection
in the end; at the end of the day
jack of all trades, master of none
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify