accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to not take seriously; to take lightly
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to be surprised; to be astonished
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
one more time; once more; once again
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
danger; peril; hazard; risk
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
regarding highly; attaching importance to
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
topic of discussion; agenda
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
offender; criminal; culprit
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
the real criminal; true culprit
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
solution; solution strategy
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
prudence; discretion; thought
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case