it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
apparent; obvious; very clear
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to reveal by washing the surface; to expose by washing away dirt, earth, etc.; to discover (by investigation); to bring to light; to start washing
social life; social intercourse
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
periodic; regular; routine
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
move with haste (when you have no doubts)
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
one way or the other; either way
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
one's chance; the right time; target; objective
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
to drive (e.g. horse, carriage); to control; to manage
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
main cause; primary factor