serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright
to exert oneself; to make efforts
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to become pale; to turn pale
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
to carry around; to carry on one's person
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
clearly (standing out); distinctly; sharply; boldly; in sharp relief
sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); icky; to stick closely
false accusation; trumped up-charge; pretext; statement that cannot be retracted; saying something one cannot take back
to be at a loss for words
this and that; one thing or another
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
offender; criminal; culprit
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to blame; to find fault with
to press a question; to cross-examine
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
quacking; cackling; loudly (snore, complain, argue, etc.); noisily; with a buzzing sound (e.g. speaker); with a crackling sound
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up