to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
too good (for a child, to be true, etc.); overproduction (e.g. of crops); making too much
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
urgent; requiring quick (response)
order picking (taking goods from a warehouse to fulfil customer orders); lock picking; picking (a guitar, banjo, etc.)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
lattice; latticework; lattice door; check(ed) pattern; plaid
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to bend (with great force); to twist; to wrench; to distort (the truth)
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
to wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open
overestimation; overrating; overvaluing
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
enemy encounter; encounter (with); running into; coming across
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
covert action; covert operations
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
storage; putting away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
to ask; to enquire; to query
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue