to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
ill will; malice; evil intent
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
pointing out; identification
to beat to death; to kill
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to make a joint vow; to swear together; to pledge
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to recover consciousness; to come to
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing