to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
in detail; with great care; completely; fully
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
to dig up and expose (a secret, hidden crime, etc.)
complete stranger; total stranger
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
murder; killing; murderer
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
how can (one) do something
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
price; cost; value; worth; value
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
suspicious-looking; fishy
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
tomfoolery; monkey business
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
one's last moment; one's death; one's end