to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
small fraction; small proportion
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
bar; measure; short pause (in writing); petty principles; minor details
association; society; organization; organisation
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
dispersing; breaking up; running away
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
quantification; expressing in numerical form; conversion to numerical form
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
sense of values; values; value system
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to raise (usu. one's shoulders, with a jaunty, swaggering effect)
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
intelligence gathering; information gathering
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk