desperation; struggle to the death
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
just you wait and see (as a threat)
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
impossible; unlikely; improbable
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
fair and square; open and aboveboard
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
fabricated story; cooked up (news) report
do-or-die resistance; resistance to the bitter end
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
to operate; to clean up; to inquire (into); to take drastic measures
material witness; suspect
(issuing) order requiring somebody to report personally (to a police station); subpoena
professional negligence resulting in death
arrest; apprehension; capture
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
promising without due consideration
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
while; even though; despite
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to be disgusted; to be repulsed; to get the creeps
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to disgrace oneself; to make a fool of oneself
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth