clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious
though one didn't intend (expect) to
being startled; getting a shock
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
family; relatives; dependents; household
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
testimony; (verbal) evidence
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
cooperation; collaboration
direct control; direct supervision
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
just because; even if; even though
to tread on thin ice; to go out on a limb; to walk a tightrope; to take risks; (lit.) to cross a dangerous bridge
to get angry; to lose one's temper
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to take part in (usu. something bad); to be a party to; to have a hand in
disclosure; exposure; revelation
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else