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
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
police officer; policeman; constable
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
arrest; apprehension; capture
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
goodness; excellence; virtue
having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret
very interesting; of great interest
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
excellent; very good; exultant; elated
complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
progress; advance; improvement; development
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
feeling keenly; fully realizing
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
serious look (on one's face); straight face
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)