to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
profitable plan; good plan
question; inquiry; enquiry
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
(religious) faith; belief; creed
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
secret; private; surreptitious
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
that day; the very same day
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
thought; consideration; thinking
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
survival; survivor; relic
to seek a path; to find one's way
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
(the police) wanting (someone) for questioning; having (someone) on the wanted list
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland