beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
traditional; from ancient times; formerly
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
with a snap; (breaking) cleanly; (rejecting) sternly; flatly; smartly; (dressing up) well
to crack; to get cracked; to develop a crack; to develop a fissure
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
to affect; to impact; to influence
to make the impossible possible; to accomplish the impossible
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
artifice; wiles; trickery; art of a courtesan (esp. for seducing or deceiving customers); coquetry
to live through hell; to go to hell and back; to suffer dire straits
offense; offence; crime; punishment
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
to take candy from a baby; to accomplish something with ease; (lit.) to twist a baby's arm
to kill; to choke the life out of
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
prospects of victory; chances of success
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
serious; severe; grave; acute
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
way to shoot (a gun); way to fire; firing; shooting
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
foolhardy; reckless; fearless
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge