nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
release (from custody); discharge; liberation; setting free; letting go; letting off
contradiction; inconsistency
indictment; prosecution; complaint
deception; cheating; trickery; fraud
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
exactly; just; punctually; exactly on time; clearly delineated (of boundaries, etc.)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
capable of anything; liable to do
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to begin; to set about; to start
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
right beside; close to; nearby
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
about when; about what time; how soon
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to detain; to check; to restrain
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
to discard; to abandon; to neglect; to let be
(not) enough; (in)sufficiently; (un)satisfactorily
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo