background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to enter into a person's feelings; to guess what somebody feels (using one's intuition)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
long ago; already; a long time ago
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
time and time again; many times; a number of times
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
shameless; shameless person
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
running away; escaping on foot
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
(the police) wanting (someone) for questioning; having (someone) on the wanted list
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up