strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
matter (to attend to); business; affair; use; need
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
skill; proficiency; dexterity; flattery
work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
to give birth to; to have a stomachache
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
this is my chance; this is the (opportune) moment; here's an opportunity (that can't be passed up)
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
to harden one's heart; to steel oneself
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
(understanding or appreciation of) culture; (one's) education; cultivation; sophistication; refinement
careless person; scatterbrain; birdbrain; hasty person
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
to fail; to mess up; to bungle; to screw the pooch