thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape; sexual assault
enterprise; business; company; corporation
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
still; even now; to this day
offender; criminal; culprit
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
continuation; succession; series
fire under suspicious circumstances; arson
seeking the bizarre (abnormal, grotesque, etc.)
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
healthy; sound; wholesome
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
carrying out one's words; being as good as one's word; making good on one's promise
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
leadership; initiative; spearhead
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
until now; so far; up to the present
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to brush gently; to stroke; to caress
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to blow through; to blow across
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
understood; I see; OK; present; here
serve; serving (e.g. of food)