to start to move; to get going; to come alive
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
to write down; to record; to register
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
in that manner; like that
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
clandestine meeting (of lovers); assignation; tryst; (lovers') rendezvous
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
all you have to do is; just; that's all
steel; sword steel; sword
creakily; with a grating sound; packed full; crammed; with no room to spare
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to be sacked; to be dismissed
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
someone; a certain person
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
one scene; one frame; one shot; one cell; one panel (comic)
drama; play; powerful drug
grudge; complaint; reproach
from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to lick off; to take (something) off by licking
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to spread; to be propagated
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)