alone; by oneself; on one's own
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
timetable (esp. a weekly school timetable); schedule
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
close; intimate; on good terms
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
everybody's friend; people pleaser; person who is affable to everybody; flawlessly beautiful woman; flawless beauty
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
several weeks; a few weeks
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
investigator (usu. of criminal cases)
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
to break (by kicking); to kick down (e.g. a door); to kick open; to smash through (e.g. the enemy); to rout
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
separate case; another matter
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
to look old; to become musty; to wear out
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
to be absorbed in reading
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
sublimation; sublimating (an emotion, impulse, etc.); channelling; diverting