to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
should; must; -able; probably; likely
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to one's delight; to one's joy
to gain a victory; to win
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
being dotted with; being scattered
originally; by nature; from the start
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
maintenance of public order; maintaining security