to order; to command; to appoint
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
secret; private; surreptitious
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to say no more; to sink into silence
otherwise; or else; if not
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
being startled; getting a shock
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
near oneself; close to one; familiar
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
scale; scope; plan; structure
considerably; greatly; a lot
name; given name; first name
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to follow; to accompany; to serve; to work under; to obey
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to become pale; to turn pale
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any