error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
trudging (along); plodding; slowly and with heavy steps
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
alternately; by turns; one after the other
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
border (between countries); national border
to monitor closely (for rule-breaking, etc.); to keep a close eye on
intelligence network; information network
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
insisting (unreasonably); obstinate insistence; far-fetched argument; arguing against all reason
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour
to hold (someone) down; to pin down; to wrestle to the ground
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
to be crowded; to be packed; to be busy; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with many things); to be packed (of one's schedule)
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
unavoidable; inevitable; inescapable; hopeless; beyond help
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
to shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.); to confine oneself (to); to barricade oneself (in a building); to entrench oneself; to hole up
three times; thrice; many times; over and over again; repeatedly
false accusation; trumped up-charge; pretext; statement that cannot be retracted; saying something one cannot take back
immediate (effect, result, etc.); instant; instantaneous; prompt
commitment; pledge; promise