to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
to push aside; to brush aside
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
while; during (the time when)
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
to find out; to discover; to detect
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
to hit; to run into; to light on; to strike into; to come against; to deadlock
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
vehement objection; bitter opposition
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
to hug tight; to grasp firmly; to embrace tightly
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
older brother and younger sister
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up