hey there; I say; see here
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
serious; not joking; straight
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
illegitimate child; secret love child
victim; injured party; sufferer
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
(police) detective; criminal matter
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
any more; any further; any better; any longer
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to have a talk; to tell a story
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
possession; occupation; occupancy
television program; TV program
(not so) much; (not) very
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)