riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
incontinence; soiling oneself; wetting one's pants; discharge (e.g. of contaminants); effluence
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to prowl after; to keep watch on
that's the way it is; such is life
immediately; at once; instantly
done; just done; just finished
in accordance with; according to
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
to affect; to impact; to influence
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
spray; mist (not meteorological)
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
scattered; separated; dispersed
rising; ascending; climbing
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to roll over; to tumble; to roll about (with laughter)
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment