to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade
to be too numerous; to be too much
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
I'm telling you this for your own good; here's some friendly advice
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
had better ...; had better not ...
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
speech; expression; wording; language
to not take seriously; to take lightly
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
the height of folly; sheer stupidity
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to apologize; to apologise
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
in that manner; like that
by sheer strength; by brute force
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
surely; certainly; without doubt
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude