lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
more than anything; above all else
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
going on about oneself; talking about oneself
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
police cell; place of detention; jail
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
tip of the hand; (use of) one's hands; cheap trick; superficial wit; cheap; makeshift (e.g. measures)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
expression; presentation; representation; notation
to take over; to hand over
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
settlement; solution; resolution
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
cannot be helped; unavoidable
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
explanation; interpretation
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
goodness; excellence; virtue