to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid
stock-still; motionless; frozen in place
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to be smeared; to be covered
loveable; very likeable; like very much
tail (animal); tail end; tip
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
context (of a passage); line of thought; context; environment; circumstances
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
intention; idea; inclination; wish
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
logical; cogent; well-reasoned; logically consistent
boisterously; roughly; briskly
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill