mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; be that as it may
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
household items; furniture; furnishings; (arch.) bow and arrow
black magic; black art; witchcraft; sorcery
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
walking briskly; determinedly
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
thoughtless; heedless; rash
to lure someone; to entice someone
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
with a chuckle; with a giggle
daring; fearless; audacious; bold; dauntless; daredevil
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
3 Japanese feet; waistband; belt; cloth girdle
every other; second; alternate
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)