actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
to investigate; to examine
several people; a few people
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
by all means; at all costs
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
miserable; wretched; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; sorrowful
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
you could say that; that might be so
having no way of knowing; being completely ignorant of
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
chat-up line; pick-up line; (loving) words
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
public and private matters; official and personal affairs; professional and personal lives
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
being startled; getting a shock