concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
to state; to express; to mention
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
authenticity; credibility
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to lull (a child) to sleep; to put a person to sleep
stag seaweed (Codium fragile); green sea fingers; dead man's fingers; felty fingers; forked felt-alga; sponge seaweed
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
succession; continuation; series; sequence
under the orders of; by order (command)
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to have a meal; to take a meal
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
rope; cord; policeman's rope
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
diagnosis; medical examination
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases