abusive language; violent language; wild words
control; management (e.g. of a business)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
(political) power; authority; influence
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
very great; enormous; serious
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
verification; confirmation; on-site inspection (by a judge, investigator, etc.) to gather physical evidence; verification
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
some nerve (as in "you have some nerve to ...")
on the occasion of; at the time of
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
the real criminal; true culprit
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
to pretend; to act (as if)
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
as much as one can; as much as possible
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to become sullen; to sulk; to get angry; to peel (off); to come off
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
pasturing (e.g. cattle); letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation