telling (on someone); tattling; snitching
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
a little tight; a little snug; a little strong; a little harsh
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to loiter; to hang around; to wander around; to prowl; to roam
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
occurrence; happening; incident; event
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group; to shun
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
how; in what way; by what means
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
circumference; perimeter; work outside the office; outer tracks (in a loop or curve)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family