to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
flustered; confused; panicked
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to dance; to perform a dance
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
to cramp; to be cramped; to contract
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
(police) detective; criminal matter
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
offender; criminal; culprit
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to be suspicious (of something or somebody)
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to be perturbed; to be agitated
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear