to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
unconsciously; without knowing it; unwittingly; unawares
discovery; detection; finding
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
one's way (ahead); one's path
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)
to help (someone) to their feet; to help (someone) up
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to step forward; to volunteer
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
women's language; word used by women
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
to do someone in; to bump someone off
one school; one sect; one denomination; one party; one faction; one group
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
to say (something) over one's shoulder
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
inside; interior; inner part
to wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open