to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment
price; cost; value; worth; value
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
covered with; stained; smeared
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
curse; spell; malediction
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
next term; next period; next version; next release
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
to leave as is; to ignore
preface; introduction; preamble
adultery; illicit intercourse; secret communication (e.g. with the enemy)
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
of course; certainly; naturally
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
(reciprocal) communication; (coming to a) mutual understanding
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
difficult voyage; stormy passage; hard flight; rough going; running into trouble; proceeding with difficulty
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis