to recall; to remember; to recollect
a matter for the police; a brush with the law
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
thoughtless; rash; hasty; imprudent
good at storytelling; good at telling (funny) stories; having the gift of gab
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
person concerned; interested party; related party
to get one's head around; to think about
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
go that far; to that extent
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
answering machine; answer phone
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
by return; (call or write back) without delay; lapel; cuff; going back; returning; chorus
answering machine; answerphone
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
extent of (one's) foolishness; degree of stupidity
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
nursery school teacher; childcare worker
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
trouble; bother; annoyance
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching