to apologize; to apologise
your husband; her husband
to press a question; to cross-examine
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
offender; criminal; culprit
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
administrator; director; commissioner
although; but; even though; I wish that
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
senior superintendent; police inspector
first-rate; finest quality; the best