rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
slightly early; just before
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
to be born; to come into the world
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
shrimp (infraorder Caridea); small shrimp, prawn or lobster
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
Japanese zelkova (species of elm-like tree, Zelkowa serrata)
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
Dubai (United Arab Emirates)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance
theatre; theater; playhouse
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
to carry around; to carry on one's person
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...