to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
any more; any further; any better; any longer
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
at the last moment; this late in the game
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
irrefutable evidence; smoking gun; solid evidence; incontestable proof; dead giveaway
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to pluck; to pick; to tear
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
saliva held in one's mouth during times of tension
confusion; distraction; derangement
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
to blow through; to blow across
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt