steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
to pull in (fish); to land
insolent fellow; rude fellow
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
mockery; derision; ridicule
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
good person; virtuous person
mask; disguise; guise; mask
true character; real nature
honesty; integrity; purity and unselfishness
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
(within a) territory; domains
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
moving (to a new place); moving in; transfer (to a new school)
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...