becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
favorable; favourable; friendly; vividly colored; vividly coloured
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
of course; certainly; naturally
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
to tell (on someone); to tattle; to snitch
individual item (i.e. not part of a set); single article; single item out of a set; one item from a set
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
to feign ignorance; to evade one's responsibilities; to slip away; to abscond
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know
evaporation; disappearance (of a person); vanishing without a trace
match; game; bout; contest
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
participation; joining; entry
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
dad; dada; daddy; pa; papa; pappa
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness