naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
dignitaries; very important persons; VIPs
one eye; one of one's eyes
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
one eye; eye (for pictures, etc.)
flight; running away; absconding; elopement
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
to avoid misfortune; to escape danger
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to lose one's energy; to be cowardly
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
to become settled; to be fixed
use; utility; profit; gain
to pounce on someone's words; to cavil at someone's words; to trip someone up with their own words
testimony; (verbal) evidence
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
affidavit; deposition; testimony
whatever the case; under any circumstances
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
destruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppression; hiding; concealment
entreaty; supplication; petition
to grimace; to make a wry face
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
royal authority; regal power; authority of the king
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring