crime; criminal act; offence; offense
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
forcibly; against one's will
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
shoulder strap (on a dress)
one end; an end; part; fragment
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
insatiable; untiring; persistent
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper
to extend; to expand; to spread out
stone implement (e.g. stone age arrowheads); stone tool
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
ironist; sarcastic person; sharp tongue; satirist
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
to divide into three (parts); to trisect
to saw off; to interrupt; to suspend; to discontinue
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
to boost; to force up; to push up
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
ridgeline; lines of a mountain ridge