place; room; margin; scope
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
edge of town; outskirts of a village
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
to throw up; to vomit; to divulge; to reveal; to confess
invisible; unseen; vague; mysterious; imaginary
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to lay the blame on
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to do for (the sake of someone else)
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
wholeheartedly (approve, agree, etc.); unconditionally; completely
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
pleasant feeling; good vibes
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
with these words; while saying
sexual excitement; estrus; oestrus; rut; (coming into) heat
to tremble; to shiver; to shake
gossip; corner of the mouth
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully