unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
difficult to ...; hard to ...
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
to have a talk; to tell a story
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
end; tip; extremities; terminal
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
major incident; major happening; big scandal
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
police officer; policeman; policewoman
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
headquarters; head office; main office
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
settlement; solution; resolution
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome