dead men tell no tales; the dead cannot speak in their own defense
tending to find things bothersome; person who tends to find things bothersome
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
having no relation with whatsoever; having nothing to do with; alien
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
bargaining chip; negotiating card
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
proposal; motion; recommendation
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
leading group (of runners in a marathon, etc.); leading pack
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
to dart away; to dart off; to gallop away
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
visit for no reason; going on a fool's errand
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility