to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
pointing out; identification
act of terror; terrorist attack
victim; injured party; sufferer
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
genuine; authentic; true; real
(Internet) troll; disturber; raising havoc; laying waste; robbery; holdup
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
top recommendation; (something) highly recommended
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to slap; to strike; to spank
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reaping what you sow
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
lost property; something dropped and left behind
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
rising water (of river, lake, etc.); swelling water; increased water; high water
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to have the memory of having done something oneself
local downpour; severe rain fall
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
dead person; deceased person
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity