worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
ex post facto report; report after the event
band of robbers; gang of thieves
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
deadlock; standstill; stalemate; impasse; standoff
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
to start for home; to head for home; to make for home
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
company president; manager; director
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
one's life under medical treatment; (means and time spent) fighting against an illness
to hunt for a job; to seek employment
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
inquiry; enquiry; question; searching; looking for
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
to keep (a person) waiting
path through forest; woodland path; logging road
complete darkness; total darkness; pitch darkness
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
to remain married for life; to live as a married couple until death; to succeed in marrying
worst; worst-case (scenario)
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
bright; cheerful; in high spirits; clear (sky); cloudless; sunny
ringing; throbbing violently
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
to long (for); to yearn (for); to love ardently; to do eagerly; to do with restless anticipation
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
falling out (with); quarrel; discord; estrangement; being on bad terms
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated