to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to collect; to assemble; to gather
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
certain evidence; definite evidence
to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
honest; upright; cleanhanded; unselfish
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
to mistake (for something or someone else); to misread; to misjudge
to do for (the sake of someone else)
to stop walking; to pause
to think of; to come up with
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
notice; attention; observation
to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to make merry; to be festive
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
place; position; location; position; standing; status
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize
softly; mildly; gently; politely
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
here and there; everywhere
wherein; therein; thereinto