after having come this far; now that we've come this far
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
security; guarantee; collateral; guarantee (e.g. of safety)
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
greedy; grasping; tightfisted; predatory (e.g. business); calculating; avaricious
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
2nd day of the month; two days
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
stripping (of rights, rank, etc.); deprivation; forfeit; revocation; divestiture
through (e.g. an intermediary, a medium); via; over (e.g. a network); across; by way of; by means of
opening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting; unveiling; release (of a film, information, etc.); disclosure
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
helping each other; supporting each other; mutual cooperation; give and take; reciprocity; interdependence
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
immediate (effect, result, etc.); instant; instantaneous; prompt
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse; to use as grounds (for); to use as a shield; to shelter behind; to hide behind
central; main; just (done); counter for consecutive losses
way of speaking; intimation
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
bankrupt person; insolvent person
having no money; lack of money
reasonable (price, fee, fare, rate, etc.); reasonably priced; affordable; reasonable (judgment, policy, response, etc.); appropriate; sensible
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
to do; to have the nerve to (do)
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly