to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
anyone and everyone; anybody at all
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
ending up right back where one started
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
turning by hand; hand-turned; hand-cranked; preparations; arrangements
anxiety (about the future)
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
separate case; another matter
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
to incur someone's enmity
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
conditionally; with conditions attached
seal of blood; sealing with one's blood