had better ...; had better not ...
false accusation; trumped up-charge; pretext; statement that cannot be retracted; saying something one cannot take back
libel; defamation; slander; character assassination
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
intuition; instinct; hunch
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
good news; happy news; glad tidings
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
hidden room; secret chamber
adding (equipment, facilities, etc.); establishing more; installing more; increase; extension; expansion
use; utilization; utilisation; application
attestation (investiture) ceremony
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
to fly about; to jump about; to bustle about
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
suddenly (e.g. falling, weakening, etc.); sharply; with a jerk
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
leaving someone behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on