to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
legendary; fabled; fabulous
living thing; living creature; animal; life
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
getting on board; sailor; seaman
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
whitecaps; white-crested waves; thief
being cleared (doubt, misgivings, etc.); being dispelled; melting away; melting (of ice)
superstition; superstitious belief
incarnation; impersonation; personification; avatar
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
violent (fight); slashing and striking; hand-to-hand
gambling den; gambling house
bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to thrust before; to thrust at
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
verbal promise; one's word
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel