to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
main street; avenue; boulevard
impression; strong belief (of the judge); conviction
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
(among) one's friends; (within) one's circle
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
to be silent; to say nothing
illicit sale; smuggling; bootlegging; trafficking
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
evading blame by pinning it on a subordinate and abandoning them; (lit.) a skink lizard's shedding of its tail
to use and then throw away
punishment; penalty; penal regulations; penal provisions; penal code
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
forcibly; by force; against one's will
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader