bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
belief that human nature is fundamentally good
awkward (difficult) question
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to say no more; to sink into silence
to violate the law; to have a brush with the law; to have a run-in with the law
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
sharp-eyed; keen-eyed; easily awakened
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
occurrence; happening; incident; event
low spirits; depression; dejection; discouragement; despondency
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to beat time; to mark time
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
bombshell announcement; bombshell statement
noisy; confused; uproarious
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
racing (of an engine); idling; spinning (without grabbing; of wheels); going round in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); going nowhere; being fruitless
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to commit a crime; to do evil
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
patterns of thinking; train of thought
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)