to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to explain adequately; to be accountable
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
go that far; to that extent
to become clear; to be made public
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to break the silence; to break one's silence
inside story; the real story (behind something); story not generally known
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
now that you say that; now that you mention it
to pick up; to find; to gather
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
pawning; pawnage; pledging (stock, share subscription rights, etc.)
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
in that way; like that; that way
pursuing liability; finding out who is at fault; trying to pin the blame on someone
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
periodic; regular; routine
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
private funds; own funds; private property
to have a reason; to have an excuse
moving about; stirring about
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement