mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
arrest; apprehension; capture
synopsis; plot; outline; plan; scheme; program
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
now that; since; as long as; provided that
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
to die by the roadside; to die a dog's death
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
things at hand; personal belongings
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to do someone in; to bump someone off
otherwise; or else; if not
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
absent-mindedly; absently; idly; blankly; vacantly
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
reality; actuality; hard fact