to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
(being in) the black; surplus; black letter
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
place; room; margin; scope
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
to slap; to strike; to spank
elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
running as fast as one can
running the whole distance
dear; desired; missed; longed-for; nostalgic
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
right angle; perpendicular
third stage; three stages
selling or divesting in unwanted stocks; hiding bad loans
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
counter for choices, options, etc.
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself