trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
simply; merely; only; solely
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
laboratory animal; experimental animal
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
failure; mistake; blunder
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
ago; since; before; previous
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
one cause; one reason; one factor
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
in person; personally; directly
(theatrical) fighting scene
specialization; specialisation
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
inadequacy; inappropriateness; unfitness; impropriety
practical; actual; de facto; in essence; in all but name
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
direct control; direct supervision
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant