to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
complete stranger; total stranger
to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
choices; alternatives; options
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
patterns of thinking; train of thought
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
straight; as the crow flies
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
to incur someone's enmity
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
and so; therefore; for that reason
one's relatives by blood and marriage (in blood and law); one's kith and kin
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
(large) parrot (incl. the cockatoo)
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to leave as is; to ignore
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
spoiled; half-rotten; decaying
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd