snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
successor; replacement; second wife
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
secret intelligence; underground information; confidential information; inside information
item; something that one "just has to have"
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
to cut corners; to be shoddy
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
offender; criminal; culprit
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
compelling force; legal force
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
if so; in that case; in that situation
failure; mistake; blunder
bad ending (in a film, novel, etc.); unhappy ending
to become greasy; to become oily; to be loud and garish
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
selection; choice; option
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas