to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
near; close; beside; third person
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
to reflect; to throw back light
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
make no progress; remain unsettled
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
rather; sooner; preferably
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
regret; repentance; remorse
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to waste; to treat shabbily; to treat frivolously; to handle roughly; to treat without respect
to rebuke; to scold harshly
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
recompense; indemnity; atonement