to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
a question (an issue) of where responsibility (liability) lies; a question of who is responsible (to blame)
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
look who's talking; I don't want to hear it from you; are you in any position to say that?
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
invitation; summons; bidding (e.g. to host the Olympics); calling
due form; official; formality
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
strategy meeting; council of war
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan