to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
murder; killing; murderer
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
chilly; unpleasantly cold
nesting hole; burrow; den
underwater navigation; going underground; going into hiding; travelling incognito
to laugh away; to laugh off
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
measures to defend oneself (for self-defense) (defence)
limited; restricted; constrained
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
party to a contract; subscriber; policy owner (insurance)
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
calm; composed; cool; quiet
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to assort; to classify; to journalize (in accounting); to journalise
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
prevention is better than cure; an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure; look before you leap; forewarned is forearmed; a stitch in time saves nine; (lit.) a walking stick before stumbling
glorious achievement; distinguished service
three people on the same vehicle (usu. bike)