clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
the deceased; deaths; persons killed
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
to be too late; to be too slow
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
stagnation; hindrance; delay
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
not understanding; not knowing
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to draw closed the curtain (of a theatre, etc.); (fig.) to come to an end
like this; in this way; as you see
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
reopening; resumption; restarting
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
to employ; to hire; to charter
to be smeared; to be covered
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better