unbelievable; incredible; implausible
script; libretto; scenario
to set (someone) up (in a high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship; to flatter
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
fixed phrase; canned phrase; standard wording; template; boilerplate
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
highwayman; bandit; brigand; highway robbery (of money, clothing, belongings); holdup; mugging
suicide (carried out with a blade, gun, etc.)
marital relationship; marital relations
(in the same way) as before; as always
person concerned; person qualified; person in question; party; litigant (legal)
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
that matter; those matters
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
to sniff out; to get wind of
news (from someone); letter; contact; (someone's) whereabouts; (someone's) movements
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to fill one's heart; to overcome one
nausea; feeling like throwing up; feeling sick
my condolences; my deepest sympathy
to make an appeal; to urge
amount used; quantity consumed; usage
to be digested; to master (a skill); to be proficient; to mature (e.g. personality); to mellow; to mature (foodstuff)
devoting (oneself) to; concentrating (one's efforts) on
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
sundry; various; assorted
100,000; hundred thousand
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
real number; actual number (as opposed to a speculative number); true number
to name; to take a second name or alias; to announce; to boast; to declare
to half-rise to one's feet
to call; to summon; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to buy