food; foodstuff; prey; victim
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
luxury item; luxury goods
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
rubbing one's hands together
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to be fated; to be linked by fate
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
collection (of a debt, rent, taxes, etc.); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
to boast; to brag; to feign ignorance; to pretend not to know; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
to put a thing on top of another; to cover; to lay something on
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); responding to kindness with resentment; thinking ill of someone who meant to be kind; unjustified resentment; unreasonable grudge
connection; link; relationship
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
street at night; making a night journey
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
hair on the back of one's head
haunted house; spook house; haunted house (attraction); haunted attraction
old couple; elderly couple
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage