modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
to mark the end; to spell the end
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
behind; in the rear; in back
alighting (from a train, bus, etc.); getting off; getting out (of a car)
not insignificant; not to be sneezed at
lingering scent; lingering fragrance; residual aroma
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
surroundings; environs; circumference
to torment; to torture; to harass
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
light; faint; pale; fleeting
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
mad (with grief, love, etc.); crazy; out of one's mind; on the verge of insanity
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
one-ring scam; one ring; disconnecting a call after one ring has gone through
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
to make a firm resolution
same crime; being equally guilty
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
recompense; indemnity; atonement
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up