to give a broad grin; to smirk
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
to be able to eat; to be able to swallow
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
feeling of a house or a room
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
emphasizing (a point, argument, etc.); stressing; insistence; arguing strongly (for, against)
curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to expedite; to encourage; to spur (on)
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
snapping back (at someone) despite being in the wrong; getting mad back
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
good policy; wise policy; best plan
(with a) start; fright; alarm; creaking; cracking; snapping
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
solution; solution strategy
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
(unexpected) incident; unforeseen event; surprising occurrence; happening (performance)
person concerned; interested party; related party
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
to look displeased; (lit.) to flare one's nostrils
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
end of the work day; close of business; end of the school term; end of the school year
division of work; sharing out the work; splitting into groups (e.g. to search for someone); separating into parties
to find out; to discover; to locate
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
damage caused by harmful rumours or misinformation (rumors); reputational damage
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable