readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to steal another's spouse; to steal another's lover
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
at once; immediately; right now
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
to throw at; to turn; to raise
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
(I) won't (say) anything no matter what (expression is followed by negative verb relating to say, answer, etc.) to not (tell) even under any threat
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
even though; despite; when
thereupon; shortly thereafter
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to put in; to place inside; to be enthusiastic; to be engrossed; to be in high spirits; to be excited
valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp