offender; criminal; culprit
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
to begin; to set about; to start
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
article; news story; report; account
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
editor (in publishing, etc.)
to have a talk; to tell a story
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to gather; to collect; to assemble
proposal; proposition; suggestion
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
coincident with; while; simultaneously
(some) more; even more; longer; further
curiosity; inquisitiveness
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying