to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to be worried; to be troubled
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
done; just done; just finished
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
every person; every mouth; every entrance
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to need; to call for; to require
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to be pleased with; to suit
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
until now; so far; up to the present
simply; merely; only; solely
beginning; outset; first; onset
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
hostility; antagonism; opposition
any more; any further; any better; any longer
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover