fee contingent upon success; contingency fee; completion bonus
paying in advance; forward delivery; delivery (of freight)
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
to read (a book, etc.) over again
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
retreat; retirement; depression (hole)
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
attack under the cover of darkness; surprise attack; sneak attack
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
to make a gesture or say something during a break in conversation, playing of songs, etc.; to interrupt
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
care; precaution; guarding; caution
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to succeed; to bear fruit
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
to think too much; to be over-concerned
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
somehow; for some reason or other
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
this (very thing); this precisely
presence; sitting with; being with