to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
precarious situation; precarious state
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
if so; in that case; in that situation
scoundrel; rascal; villain
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
guard; sentinel; garrison
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
sexual desire; sex drive; lust
outlet (e.g. for water or gas); market (for something); outlet (e.g. for excess energy); vent (e.g. for emotions)
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
to have a rumor circulating
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
honor; honour; credit; prestige
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
dodgy dealings; monkey business
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
to take to defending oneself above all; to save one's skin
worst; worst-case (scenario)
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
massing (of troops); gathering
sense of unity; sense of oneness
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
to give directions; to issue instructions
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to turn the rudder of a ship; to change direction (of policy, etc.)