beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
to have a good idea; to be able to predict
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
truancy; school non-attendance
directly opposite; right in front
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
(political) power; authority; influence
to collect; to assemble; to gather
physical evidence; real evidence; material evidence
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
diversion; distraction; feint
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
secrecy; highly classified information
retention; maintenance; preservation