so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
good; goodness; right; virtue
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
to find fault with; to question
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
one line; (a) single line; boundary; line (between things); forefront; front line
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
sudden impulse; passing fancy
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
tort; illegal act; illegal activity; offence; offense
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
plus; addition; positive (number); plus sign; positive symbol; advantage; plus
(not) readily; (not) easily; (not) right away; (not) simply; (not) without difficulty
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
fine weather; fair weather
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
weather; fair weather; fine weather
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
final; eventual; ultimate
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
agent; agent; secret agent; spy
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
to give rein to (imagination)
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid