incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
censure; criticism; blame; disparagement; vilification
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
deed; act; action; conduct; behavior; behaviour
to feel nauseated; to feel sick
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
covered in mud; mud-caked
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
impossible to do (although wants to)