astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
period of time; time slot; time zone
fault; trouble; damage (to a part of the body); injury; problem; hitch
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
deed; act; conduct; behavior; asceticism
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
twelve o'clock; midnight; noon
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
head; chief; boss; leader
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
dismissal (of an employee); discharge; firing; layoff
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
treasury; treasure house; storehouse; treasure trove; rich source (of)
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
to keep watch (e.g. on a suspect); to be on the lookout (for); to spend a lot of money (on); to treat oneself (to); to paste; to stick
to pretend; to act (as if)
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
to be at a loss for words