to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
in loud gulps (esp. of alcohol)
to breathe out; to exhale
to become attached; to begin to love
lightly; gently; (breaking apart) easily
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
for this very reason; that is exactly why
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
what kind of; what sort of; what
neighbour; neighbor; (people in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
how many people; a number of people
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont
many; much; plenty; hardly
for dear life; barely escaping alive
to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape; to make good one's escape
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
(with) only the clothes one happens to wear; (with) only the clothes on one's back; (still) wearing the same clothes as before (e.g. before falling asleep)
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
proposal; proposition; suggestion
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
such ... as; or some such
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)