expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
patterns of thinking; train of thought
to succeed (in doing); to manage to do; to accomplish; to carry off; to pull off
once-in-a-lifetime (opportunity); golden (opportunity); one-in-a-million (chance)
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
recklessness; daredevilry; daredevil; reckless person
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis
falling asleep easily; finding it easy to fall asleep
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
to pick something out (nose, hole, etc.); to pry (into people's private affairs)
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
how many years; how long; what year
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to sniff out; to get wind of
first offence; first offense; first offender; first-time offender
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
mark; sign; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
savings box; moneybox; piggy bank
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure