celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
the real criminal; true culprit
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
mental; spiritual; emotional
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
(juvenile) delinquent; Yankee; Yank; American
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
look of the sky (esp. of bad weather); weather; course (of events); situation; way the wind is blowing
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
to get help; to enlist aid
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
misfortune; bad luck; evil; unlucky year; critical year; year (esp. age 25 and 42 for men, 19 and 33 for women) that is considered unlucky
banknote; bill; note; paper money
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation
extension; elongation; (total) length; extension (e.g. of one's work); continuation; extension (of a line segment); extension (property of occupying space)
distance in sword combat where approaching one more step allows hitting one's opponent
percent; per cent; percentage
infection; contagion; becoming infected; being infected (e.g. with harmful ideas); being influenced (by)
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
back-to-back; facing in opposite directions; two sides of the same coin; inextricably linked (esp. with something dangerous or undesirable); on bad terms; at odds
good person; virtuous person; good-natured person; gullible person
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
nothing but; none other than
without hesitation; without a qualm; at the drop of a hat
right and wrong; good and evil
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
authority; power; influence; (an) authority (on); expert
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits