astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
(not) even once; (not) ever
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to bend; to warp; to curve
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
main; principal; chief; primary; major
capture; seizure; military capture of a foreign vessel; making a prize of
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
surely; certainly; without doubt
groundless; entirely contrary to fact
rumor; rumour; gossip; report
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to continue to do; to persist in doing
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield