pursuer; pursuing party; posse
limitation; prescription of the right to prosecute an accused; statute of limitation
of no concern at all; I couldn't care less; no skin off my nose
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
to light (a fire); to kindle; to incite; to instigate; to stir up
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
without; but if; otherwise; or else
all facts (of a case, incident, etc.)
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
full view; total picture; whole story; full particulars; all the details
peephole (e.g. in a door); observation window; viewing window
seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
black box; flight recorder; black box (system or device with hidden internal workings)
to get between; to be caught in
reading (e.g. by a scanner)
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
measuring container; measuring box; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
bizarre; strange; weird; grotesque
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
that's not my concern; that's none of my business; that's not on me
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
faltering; tottering; halting; unsteady; awkward; clumsy
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
whole nation; whole land; whole country
calamity; disaster; catastrophe
satellite city; satellite town