certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to act timid; to show diffidence; to be hesitant; to appear embarrassed; to look ashamed
brazenly; shamelessly; alternating wins and losses (every other day); (arch.) stupidly; (arch.) cluelessly; (arch.) slipping away secretly
changing again and again; seesawing back and forth; being in a state of flux
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
internal conditions; true state of affairs
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
at once; immediately; right now
to intervene; to stop (something)
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
politics of fear; terrorism; reign of terror (esp. in the French revolution)
pathogenic bacteria; germ; pathogen
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
throat; important part; vital area
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball
proper; respectable; decent; honest
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
night air; stillness of night; cool evening
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
hey there; I say; see here
to let (someone) swim; to make (someone) swim; to make (someone) stumble forward; to make stagger; to let (a suspect) roam freely (while monitoring them); to leave at large
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
obvious (e.g. of a lie); transparent
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to stop walking; to pause
heir; inheritor; successor
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up