that; the matter in question
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
how many years; how long; what year
(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
at once; immediately; right now
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
otherwise; or else; if not
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
threatening letter; intimidating letter
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
career; occupation; personal history; professional experience; government employee who has passed the highest national civil service exam; carrier; carrier (of a disease-causing agent)
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
can't go on like this; can't stand it anymore; can't take it any longer
complete stranger; total stranger
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
writing pressure; pen pressure; strength of a brushstroke
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
(criminal) investigation headquarters
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
delivery; handing over; turning over; extradition
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance