the real criminal; true culprit
contradiction; inconsistency
of course; certainly; naturally
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
resignation; acceptance; consolation
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
to finish reading; to read through; to figure out; to fully anticipate
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
departure (from a base); takeoff; launch; starting (to move; of a car); start; moving off
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
viewing platform; observation deck; observation platform
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
look who's talking; I don't want to hear it from you; are you in any position to say that?
disliking people similar to oneself
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
indiscriminately; recklessly
selfish; self-centred; egotistical