to lead someone around by the nose
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
busybody; meddler; nosey parker
careless person; scatterbrain; birdbrain; hasty person
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
(musical) conductor; commander; leader; director
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
pastor; minister; clergyman; reverend
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
foolhardy; reckless; fearless
to do together; to share; to participate in
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
exactly as stated; verbatim
fabrication; put-up job; trumped-up story; frame-up; hoax
society; public; community; social studies
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
at once; immediately; right now
without; but if; otherwise; or else
now that; since; so long as; because
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
murder; killing; murderer
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)