to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
to rub against; to chafe; to quarrel
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to rise; to erect; to get up
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
place; room; margin; scope
wetting; love affair; lover
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
choices; alternatives; options
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
other crimes; further offenses; further offences
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
police; police officer; police station
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with