to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
hammer; mallet; sledgehammer; gavel
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
amorous glance; leer; shade (of color); tint; ingratiation; sycophancy
never mind!; don't worry about it
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
encouragement; cheering (someone) up; restoring (someone) to consciousness; bringing (someone) around; restorative; stimulant
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to proceed in a logical manner; to go through the proper channels
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
very likely; very probable
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
forced labor; forced labour; slave labor; slave labour
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
staying somewhere (overnight) due to circumstances
at any rate; in any case; anyway; anyhow
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
looking aside; looking away; (from the) eyes of an onlooker; outsider's view; looking on from the side
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated