slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
so; like this; in this way
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
how many years; how long; what year
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
settlement; solution; resolution
offender; criminal; culprit
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
in the same way as; just like
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
father; dad; husband; you; he
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination