directly; in person; firsthand
letter; missive; note; mail
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
imperative sentence; imperative statement
after that; afterwards; thereafter
telecommunication equipment
in the meanwhile; during the time
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
action of making something; -ification
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
arrest; apprehension; capture
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)