ago; since; before; previous
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
cooperation; collaboration
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
conversely; on the contrary
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
guidelines for action; personal principles
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
appearance; expression; manifestation
(in) her way; peculiar to her
evaluation criteria; evaluation standard
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
unconditionally; as a rule
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
(police) detective; criminal matter
to investigate; to examine
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even