completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
to run about trying to escape
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
flight; desertion; escape
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
advocate; proponent; supporter
to factor in; to take into account; to include in one's considerations
blunder; slip; error; error
very; greatly; exceedingly
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
endless; boundless; everlasting
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
outsider; layman; amateur
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
shift the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); pass the buck