to see through; to see the true nature of something
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
accomplishment; execution
main body (of an army); main force; these troops
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
isolation; being alone; being friendless
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
(arch.) to push aside; (arch.) to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; to push open
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
to do together; to share; to participate in
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
heir; inheritor; successor
delay; putting off; procrastination
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
for the first time in one's life
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
you'll have to pay for it; the bill will come due; there's no escaping
(sleeping) peacefully; quietly; soundly