to hear a rumor; to get wind of
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
slander; calumny; defamation; libel; abuse
wife and children; (arch.) wife
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
written investigation; report of an investigation; school record (on a student); transcript (of grades)
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
to return evil for good; to return a favour with spite (favor)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...
to rewind; to rally; to recover; to come back
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
comfort; consolation; diversion
leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; starting a new life; starting life anew
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
already; now; no longer; not any more
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
half-cooked; half-done; soft-boiled; half-ripe; unripe
to loathe to part (with); to be reluctant to leave (someone)
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
hot topic; talk of the town
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
information leak; intelligence leak
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
to stop (plug) one's ears
many obstacles; innumerable difficulties
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule