tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
imagination; supposition; guess
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
artificial feeding; accustoming wild animals to eating food given by humans
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
until now; so far; up to the present
in comparison to; rather than
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
whispering into a person's ear
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
meanwhile; in the meantime
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to reveal one's true intentions; to show one's cards
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
not worth considering; out of the question
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
while; even though; despite
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
moment; brief space of time
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
manager; landlord; warden; root (user)