to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
ago; since; before; previous
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
fire under suspicious circumstances; arson
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
reproachful; hateful; bitter
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
article; news story; report; account
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
working one's employees hard; being a slave-driver
closing (for the day; of a library, museum, cinema, etc.); closing down (of a library, museum, cinema, etc.)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
as (for); for; in the capacity of
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings