to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
release; liberation; acquittal
gazing at (in wonderment)
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
crisis awareness; sense of impending crisis
had better ...; had better not ...
care; precaution; guarding; caution
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
planned; scheduled; systematic
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
boy; son; baby boy; young man
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
mallee (var. of eucalyptus)
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to lean against; to set against
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
to creak; to squeak; to grate; to grind; to rasp