to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to do someone in; to bump someone off
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
eccentric; crank; oddball
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to straighten up; to sit upright
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
such; like that; that sort of; very
any more; any further; any better; any longer
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
excretion; discharge; excrement
to discharge (e.g. effluent)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
gasping for breath; at one's last gasp; breathing feebly; on the brink of death; more dead than alive
by all means; by all costs
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly
blueness; greenness; tinge of blue; (vegetable) garnish
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with