stealthily; secretly; in secret
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
guffawing; roaring (with laughter); (laughing) heartily
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
offender; criminal; culprit
scene of the crime (offense, offence)
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
in that manner; like that
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
how many months?; how long?
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to put to trial; to argue in court
trial; judgement; judgment
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
(political) power; authority; influence
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively