impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
such ... as; or some such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
genuine article; real thing; real deal
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
to push aside; to brush aside
slowly and quietly; smoothly
to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)
to appease; to suppress; to calm