pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
poisoning; kill by poison
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
yes it is!; it surely is; certainly
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
philandering; itch for women
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
in the end; at the end of the day
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to accept; to receive; to agree
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to indicate; to show; to point to
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting