to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
how; in what way; by what means
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
identifiable; personalized
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to quit; to resign; to decline; to turn down
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
drama; play; powerful drug
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
planned; scheduled; systematic
Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides); melody; section of a pop song
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
button (clothing); push-button
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
on countless occasions; many a time
flash (esp. of a camera); flashlight; very short scene in a film or TV show; newsflash
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
logic; reasoning; argument