cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
to be exhausted; to be tired out
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
to be silent; to say nothing
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
storehouse; warehouse; godown
whispering into a person's ear
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
even so; anyhow; at any rate
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
difficult to ...; hard to ...
night watch; fire watchman
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation)
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
jailbreak; breaking out of prison; person who escapes from jail; prison escapee
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously