somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
critical moment; do-or-die situation
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
stop it!; enough!; cut it out
covert action; covert operations
unreasonable; absurd; irrational; very
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
common-sense expectation; obvious conclusion; conventional wisdom; received opinion
to control; to command; to get the better of
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
everybody; every last one of them; all
to kill by hitting; to beat to death; to slaughter
independent action; acting alone
to have a warped view; to be jaundiced; to feel that one has been unfairly treated; to be jealous; to be envious
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
sound of pistol fire; sound of exploding gunpowder; exchange of (pistol) fire; shootout; conflict
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
to take (be in) charge of
mistaken answer or response
latent disposition; inner feelings
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
beep; honk (car horn); buzz (buzzer); boo (wrong answer, like buzzer on quiz shows)
change of course (ship); steering in a different direction