progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to succeed; to bear fruit
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
to be silent; to say nothing
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
asleep (in bed); sick in bed
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
safely; without incident; without mishap; in peace; peacefully; quietly
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
all you have to do is; just; that's all
successor; replacement; second wife
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
regret; repentance; remorse
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)