whirlpool; maelstrom; vortex; spiral (shape, pattern)
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
whispering; murmuring; subdued
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
observation; survey; watching
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
nature; property; disposition
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
stairs; stairway; staircase
escaping from prison; jailbreak
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
consideration; taking into account
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to cut corners; to be shoddy
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
evacuation site; exposure; refuge shelter; shelter
intercept; interception; counter-attack
to facilitate; to make easy; to simplify
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to surround; to crowd around
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to prostrate oneself before