to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
covered with; stained; smeared
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
large industrial company; major corporation; big business
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
property; fortune; assets
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
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 open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
already; now; no longer; not any more
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
neighbourhood; neighborhood
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
stealthily; secretly; in secret