close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
testimony; (verbal) evidence
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to reveal by washing the surface; to expose by washing away dirt, earth, etc.; to discover (by investigation); to bring to light; to start washing
all one's life; throughout one's life; as long as one lives
person concerned; person qualified; person in question; party; litigant (legal)
engraving a seal; engraved seal; engraving; inscribing; brand (i.e. a mark of disgrace); stamp
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
accountability; being held accountable
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
to make a (government) grant; to release (a criminal)
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
quite; utterly; really; completely
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
tendency; trend; inclination
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to remove; to take away; to clear away; to tear down; to pull down; to demolish
retention; maintenance; preservation
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
to change (e.g. a bill); to transfer (e.g. money); to switch over; to move over
elder sister; effeminate man
carelessness; careless mistake; blunder; wetting oneself; soiling oneself
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to act tough; to act bad; to act worse than one really is
start of a romance; beginning of love
sad news; news of a death; death notice
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed