collusion; conspiracy; common-law marriage; illicit intercourse; liaison
depravity; corruption; degradation
meeting; get-together (e.g. among friends)
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
duty; function; office; mission; task
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
welcome!; nice to see you!
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
I see; that's right; indeed
all you have to do is; just; that's all
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
speaking voice; talking voice
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
danger; peril; hazard; risk
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
correction; revision; amendment
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
both; both sides; both parties
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
personal combat; one-to-one fight
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)