to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
silk thread; silk yarn; corn silk
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
reality; actuality; hard fact
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
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
appalling; horrifying; dreadful; hideous; revolting; disgusting
offender; criminal; culprit
to spur (someone); to stimulate; to impel; to spur; to stir up; to arouse
to await; to wait for; to expect
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
earnest apology; humble apology; apologizing profusely
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
spy; secret agent; spying
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...