captain; commander; commanding officer; leader
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
to lure (someone) toward one; to lure (into); to entice
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
to feign ignorance; to evade one's responsibilities; to slip away; to abscond
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
sneak thief; petty thief; cat burglar
arbitration; intercession; mediation
fully satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); happy; cleared of doubt
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
accidental; incidental; occasional; casual
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
descending a mountain; descent
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
a few years ago; some years back
base (of a polygon); bottom (of the social scale); lower levels; base (e.g. of support); foundation
surrender; capitulation; submission; yield
taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances (for something); to bear (something) in mind; to ebb and flow
death penalty; capital punishment
almost certainly; in all probability; ten to one; near-completeness; near-perfection; ninety-nine percent (finished, etc.)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
implication (in a crime); involvement; (arch.) sitting in a row (in the same seat)
earth (color, colour); earthen; ashen; deathly pale
belonging; ascription; attribution; reversion; return; restoration
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse; to use as grounds (for); to use as a shield; to shelter behind; to hide behind
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors