to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
way of speaking; intimation
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
transferable; alienable; assignable
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
negotiations; discussions; connection
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
either way; in any case; one way or another
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
to be silent; to say nothing
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to entrust; to leave to a person
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently