to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
for a certain reason; owing to unavoidable circumstances
eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; original
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
to change completely; to change suddenly
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to become pale; to turn pale
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
to get information out of a person; to begin listening