right in the middle (of); midst; height
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
by sheer strength; by brute force
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to walk with; to make someone tag along; to carry around (esp. a child); to carry about
that is not supposed to ...; that ought not to ...; that should never ...; that cannot possibly ...
(verbal) message; word (from someone)
particularly; only; in the case of
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
to not know how to act or what to do; to be at a loss
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
consideration; taking into account
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid
stock-still; motionless; frozen in place
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); to shave (one's head)
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to be smeared; to be covered
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
vagrant; vagabond; tramp; homeless person; hobo; bum
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
context (of a passage); line of thought; context (of a matter, event, etc.); circumstances; background
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away