few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
beforehand; in advance; previously
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
such a thing; something like that
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
repentance; confession; penitence
to give directions; to issue instructions
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
garbage disposal; refuse disposal; waste treatment
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
bedroom; bills receivable; breeder reactor
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping