existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to accept; to receive; to agree
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
related (by blood); blood-related; of the same blood
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to watch over; to watch attentively
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
check; restraint; oppression; suppression
from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado
pistol; handgun; revolver
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
large build; large pattern
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
to some degree; up to a point; to some extent
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to be out of focus; to be off the point (e.g. of a plan); to have not got the point
criticism; critique; review; commentary
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame