to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
stimulating; exciting; provocative
mobilization; mobilisation
to be on the lookout; to lie in wait
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
trembling with fear; filled with trepidation
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
to torment by slow degrees; to torture slowly; to drag things out; to reproach in a roundabout way; (lit.) to strangle with floss silk
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to fray one's nerves; to wear out one's nerves; to frazzle one's nerves; to be a nervous wreck
progress; being under way
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
normalcy; normality; normal
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
several minutes; a few minutes
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
in succession; one by one
several years; a few years
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
to brave a danger; to take a risk
to find out; to discover; to locate
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)