fair and square; open and aboveboard
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
to cut off (a relationship)
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
millions; several million; a few million
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to have an idea; to have a clue
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
place; room; margin; scope
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
all you have to do is; just; that's all