to begin talking; to open up
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
all; entire; whole; altogether
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to find out; to dig up; to sniff out; to worm out; to pry out; to spy out
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
to pull out; to draw out; to pick out; to take (a sample); to steal (the contents of something); to pilfer
first of all; in the first place
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
misunderstanding; misapprehension; misconception; false impression; wrong idea
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
different opinion; objection
to move around; to move about; to get around
experiment; experimentation
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
that is to say; so that means
silently (as the grave); quietly (as in death)
inexperienced (in life experience); unsophisticated; inexperienced (in love); innocent; birth-
ascetic practices; ridding oneself of desires for food, clothing and shelter; religious medicancy; mendicant monk; sack; carry-all bag
offender (esp. murderer); criminal
to call together; to convene
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible