this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
proposal; offer; request; application
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
call register; incoming call history; list of received calls
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
to turn against; to become an enemy
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
that; the matter in question
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case