to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
muzzling (someone); gagging; forcing (someone) to keep quiet (about something); silencing (someone); killing (someone) to prevent them from revealing something
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
sharp (tongue, criticism, etc.); cutting; scathing
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
to call out; to ask someone to come
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
headquarters; head office; main office
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
station; office; guardroom
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
to pitch forward; to fall forward
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
novice; greenhorn; squirt; worthless person
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
great difference; major mistake
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
how; in what way; I wonder
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
marsh; swamp; obsession; addiction; ugly man; retard
bystreet; side street; back street; alley; lane
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...