bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
destruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppression; hiding; concealment
to be discouraged; to shrink from
very; much; greatly; a lot of
severe; intense; awe-inspiring; biting; bitter (cold); piercing
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
unable to move; held up; swamped; stuck between a rock and a hard place
just because; even if; even though
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
together; at the same time; same; identical
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
to cover up; to hush up; to shroud in darkness; to have a secret abortion
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
police officer; policeman; policewoman
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
this world; this life; world of the living
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
duty; function; office; mission; task
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to some degree; up to a point; to some extent
evident; plain; distinct; clear
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
conviction; belief; confidence
establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation
passive; negative; conservative; depolarization
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet