to say; to tell; to state; to do
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
it hasn't been long since
arrogant; impudent; haughty; boastful
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
tattling; telling on (someone)
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
(your, his, her) daughter
clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave
point in common; common term; common trait; common denominator
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to give off (a smell, scent, aroma); to smell of; to perfume (a room, etc.); to hint at; to suggest; to insinuate
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)
watermark (in a stamp, banknote, etc.); openwork (engraving, carving, etc.)
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
abusive language; violent language; wild words
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
to keep (a person) waiting
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
re-examination; reinvestigation
random; unintentional; unintended
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
to wash again; to reconsider
clear; precise; definite; distinct
assembling a criminal case
public institution; public organization; official body