to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
spoiling (e.g. a plot); revealing (e.g. a trick); giving it away
call; summons; convening; convocation
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; (arch.) to think up a plan; (arch.) to think over a plan; (arch.) to discuss; (arch.) to consult
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
covered in blood; bloodstained; bloody; gory
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
curiosity-seeking; bizarre (crime, etc.); grotesque; abnormal
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
to come out completely; to be fully expressed (of views, ideas, etc.); to be aired fully; to be exhausted; to run out
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
to get hungry; to become hungry
to push back; to press back; to force back
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to get flustered; to get flurried; to get agitated; to become impatient; to hurry
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
to knit (one's eyebrows); to furrow; to contract
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
forgetting; lapse of memory