no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
interruption; suspension; break
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to bury; to embed; to implant
to need; to call for; to require
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
sign; indication; omen; symptom
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
talk (of the town); rumour; rumor; gossip
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
enterprise; business; company; corporation
storehouse; warehouse; godown
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
hostility; antagonism; opposition
believable; credible; trustworthy
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
(wet) cough; (sound of) coughing
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
in that manner; like that
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip