to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
(attacking and) sinking (a ship); sending (a ship) to the bottom; crushing defeat; utter failure; complete exhaustion; collapsing (onto a bed, desk, etc.)
scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
sanction; approval; decision
application; request; petition
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
emptiness; being empty; not carrying anything; unburdened; dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.); false
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
truth; reality; seriousness; truth; printed style writing; star performer
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
one's condolences; feelings of sympathy
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
passing each other (without meeting); entering somewhere just after someone had left; coming in just as someone had gone out; inserting in the wrong order
around the clock; day and night
to follow; to accompany; to serve; to work under; to obey
to be reluctant to do; to hesitate to do; to be unable to do; to not be in a position to do
chief; main; principal; important
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited