top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
really; truly; indeed; good grief
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
what kind of; what sort of; what
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to threaten; to make threats
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
trembling voice; quavering voice
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
transactions; dealings; business
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
sense of duty (obligation)
putting (a named suspect) on the wanted list
dangerous element; person who poses a high risk
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
then; well; so; well then
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to shift something to; to move something into; to transfer; to transpose; to exchange; to displace
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to