no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
stranger; tramp; wanderer
debt collection; debt collector
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
pasturing (e.g. cattle); letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
to claim victims; to leave casualties
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to set about in earnest; to make a strenuous effort; to put one's back into (doing)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
to be silent; to say nothing
footpath; walkway; sidewalk; pavement
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
conversely; on the contrary
to be too numerous; to be too much
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
being intrusive; intrusive person
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
going to and fro; back and forth
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
(length of one's) step; stride; pace
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to quicken one's pace (steps)
talking about memories; reminiscences
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
to begin talking; to open up
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside