firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
evening meal; supper; dinner
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
to snatch from; to steal from
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
letter left behind by someone who has departed; farewell letter
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
to be in a fit (of anger); to rage
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
irritation; annoyance; frustration
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
the whole area; all areas
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
high and low (social standing)
prohibition; inhibition; ban
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
inn town; post town; post-station town
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
to give directions; to issue instructions
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
cruel treatment; raw deal; kick in the pants
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future