all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
thickly; viscously; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
to give an address (before a large number of people); to give a forceful speech
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
to melt (steel, etc.); to liquefy; to soften; to melt (one's heart); to disarm
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
quite; utterly; really; completely
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
way one walks; one's walk
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
to use completely; to use up; to exhaust; to exhaust somebody's civility; to give up (on someone)
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
being moved (to tears); being touched (by); (falling) softly (of leaves, petals, etc.); becoming slightly drunk; becoming tipsy
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
urgent; requiring quick (response)
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
cloudy sky; overcast sky; cloudy weather
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook