mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
with no regard to one's appearances; with no concern of how one's act looks like
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
war; fighting; fierce competition
hostility; antagonism; opposition
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
alone; unaided; away from home
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
to meet somebody by chance; to happen upon
in low spirits; dejected; sad
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; being stranded; grounding; level dyeing
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
about; concerning; related to; -ish
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
messenger; envoy; emissary
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart