consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
to press a question; to cross-examine
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
they; those guys; those fellows
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
not without its worth; not to be undervalued; not altogether hopeless; nothing to sneeze at; pretty impressive
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
finally; in the end; after all that; eventually; on top of all that
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
pinky swear (i.e. linking little fingers to confirm a promise); pinky promise
little finger; pinky; fourth (occ. fifth) finger; little toe
pinky swear (i.e. linking little fingers to confirm a promise); pinky promise
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to remind (someone of something); to call (someone's) attention (to); to tell (someone) again (to make sure); to make (doubly) sure (of); to emphasize; to reconfirm
curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
exclusive; attached to; specialist
going straight (to); going direct; unwavering action; decisive action; upright conduct
fast walking; semi-jogging
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped