to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
in spite of; despite; although; regardless of; irrespective of
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
about when; about what time; how soon
clear; precise; definite; distinct
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to be discouraged; to shrink from
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
six (long cylindrical things)
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis
scene of the crime (offense, offence)
catercorner; diagonally opposite
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
something like ...; something called ...
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
decider; person who decides; decisive factor; clincher; key
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
victim; injured party; sufferer
throughout; all through; right through
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to spit out; to eject; to dump
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)