failure; mistake; blunder
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to lure (someone) out; to lure away; to decoy out
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
sense of justice; feeling of righteousness; moral sense
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
don't put the trivial ahead of the important; don't sweat the small stuff; don't bother with the details (before embarking on a great enterprise); read the fine print; be careful of the small things (before embarking on a great enterprise)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to be perturbed; to be agitated
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
to fight against; to oppose; to face
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
stubborn person; obstinate person; pig-headed person
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
long slits (esp. of eyes)
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
unlimited; endless; boundless; infinite
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...