to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
dead end; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage); end; end of the road; end point
there is nothing; having nothing
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
shock; tremor; impact; vibration
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
one's physical safety; personal security
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
fall; drop; descent; coming down
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
floatingly; driftingly; softly; gently; restlessly; uncertainly
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
power spot; spiritual hot spot; location said to be flowing with mystical energy
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise