pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious
like he said; same for me; ditto
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
searching for someone; search for a missing person; searching for a (job) candidate; recruitment; scouting
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
to commit a crime; to do evil
listening device; bug; wiretap
surveillance camera; security camera
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying
tough measure; firm step; strong measure
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
self-torturing; masochistic
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
out-of-school; off-campus
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
appearance; air; condition; state; form
to hold fast; to protect to the end
departure time; starting time
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
wig; hairpiece (esp. to cover hair loss); toupee
waiting (e.g. at the stage door) for performers or celebrities to exit
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
age difference; disparity in age; age gap
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
one-by-one; separately; in detail
consolation money; solatium; reparation; damages; settlement
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence