certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
inexcusable; unjustifiable; sorry; remorseful; excuse me; (I'm) sorry
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
to sentence; to assign a penalty
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to be worried; to be troubled
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
to shut one's mouth; to hold one's tongue; to keep silent
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
anything and everything; just about everything
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
proposal; offer; request; application
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
outside the country; abroad
caller; visitor; company; guest
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
preface; introduction; preamble
beyond this point; from now on; after this