to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
connection; link; relationship
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
hard struggle; strenuous effort
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
dying in vain; wasteful sacrifice of life
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
use; utilization; utilisation; application
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
swindler; imposter; crook
stolen goods; loot; spoils