to say; to tell; to state; to do
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
serious; severe; grave; acute
to some extent; to a certain extent
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to change completely; to change suddenly
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
independent action; acting alone
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
being argued into silence; being left speechless
to see through; to see the true nature of something
guess; conjecture; surmise
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
late at night; at a late hour
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
headlong rush; rushing recklessly
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
to go too far; to go to excess
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
lust for money; hunger for money
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict