curse; spell; malediction
mission; delegation; transmission
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
caller; visitor; company; guest
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
senior; elder; person older than oneself
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional attack on a weakened enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
intelligence; intellect; brains
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
moving about; stirring about
reason; cause; circumstances
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore