being somewhat excited (agitated)
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
hot topic; talk of the town
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
state of (mental) confusion (agitation)
flagrante delicto; caught red-handed
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
roundup (criminals, animals, etc.); manhunt; crackdown; swoop; raid
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
certain evidence; definite evidence
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
to loaf (particularly on the job); to idle one's time away; to dawdle
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
suitable person; well-qualified person; responsible party; responsible person
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting