something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation
sharp turn; tight turn; steep turn
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
outrageous; wild (ambition, idea, etc.); crazy; inordinate; extravagant (e.g. claims); audacious
reasons; circumstances; details; particulars; hindrance; inconvenience
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
to kidnap (esp. by force or deception); to abduct; to snatch
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
misunderstanding; misapprehension; misconception; false impression; wrong idea
bright; cheerful; in high spirits; clear (sky); cloudless; sunny
to poison (e.g. food, drink); to administer poison
water for washing or moistening one's hands
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
to begin talking; to open up
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
suffix used to negate a verb in the past tense
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
critical condition; being on the verge of death
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
rule; reign; peaceful times
had better ...; may as well ...
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
to beat back into shape; to correct (a bad habit, character trait, etc.) by discipline; to straighten (someone) out
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
to take charge during someone's absence
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
uniformly; evenly; equally; indiscriminately; across the board
individual; one by one; separate; each
(suffering a) complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation
undergoing treatment (medical); receiving treatment
backward flow; backflow; countercurrent; reflux; regurgitation
unprecedented; unique; unparalleled
feeling of frustration; sense of failure
school hours; hours of teaching (instruction)