anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
one's mental make-up (structure)
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
body build; physique; frame
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
offender; criminal; culprit
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
rope; cord; policeman's rope
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
slipping one's bonds; escaping; flight
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
large amount of money; great cost
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
to become pale; to turn pale