to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
abhorrent; abominable; detestable; ominous; inauspicious; unlucky
to build a nest; to nest; to hang out (of a bad group); to be based (in); to lodge (in one's mind; of an evil thought, delusion, etc.); to be planted
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
that's got nothing to do with me; that's none of my business; that doesn't involve me
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
a moment; a minute; an instant; stubborn; obstinate
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
highest grade; finest quality; top class; superlative (degree)
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
clearing out people (from a room, etc.); ordering people to leave
bygones; the past; past event
to give candid advice; to give harsh but honest advice; to admonish
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
to not take seriously; to take lightly
to try all possible means
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to leave word; to leave a message