to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
to speak ill of; to disparage
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
frank; candid; outspoken; unreserved
suspicion (of having committed a crime, wrongdoing)
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
strong interaction; strong force
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
influence; clout; leverage
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
contact; touch; contact lens
sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
police questioning (of a suspicious person); police checkup
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
interrogation room; interview room; sweatbox
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
two times; twice; two degrees
to come back (of an illness, cold weather, etc.); to return; to recur; to happen again
sudden impulse; passing fancy
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
to rock; to shake; to swing
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly