to sniff out; to get wind of
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
near oneself; close to one; familiar
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
Japanese wolf (Canis lupus hodophilax, extinct); wild dog
to begin to walk; to set out
bonus; bounty; reward; compensation
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
to be branded a ...; to be labelled a ...
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
sunlight filtering through trees
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
turbidity; cloudiness (of a liquid); opacity; disorder; chaos
to leave behind; to misplace; to forget
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
to get entangled in; to be involved in; to be embroiled in; to get mixed up in
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
to pull over one's eyes (e.g. hat); to wear pulled down over one's eyes
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
walk; walking; (arch.) foot messenger (of a town, village, etc.)