lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to apologize; to apologise
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
through a wall; on the other side of a wall
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
at that time; in those days
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
release; liberation; acquittal
to let dry; to kill (vegetation); to season (lumber)
underlying cause; indirect cause; remote cause
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to commit a crime; to do evil
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy