by means of; due to; because of; according to
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
property; fortune; assets
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
settlement; solution; resolution
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
middle of the night; dead of night
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
popular line (of products); best-selling line; hot sellers
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
if so; in that case; in that situation
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
letter; missive; note; mail
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
feeling; sense; impression
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail