halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
crude; rough; plain; careless; disrespectful; without proper care
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to slip out (e.g. of a comment, remark, etc.); to utter unintentionally; to pour from one's lips (of words); to flow freely (of speech); to rush out of one's mouth
end; close; conclusion; termination
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
devious; cunning; sly; crafty
to wipe off; to wipe out; to expunge
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
to be caught (of a wild animal or fish); to be captured; to be able to catch; to be able to win (a title, prize, etc.)
to yield to temptation; to succumb
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
to walk away; to walk off
(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure
to step forward; to volunteer
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
being used to people (e.g. of a young child); being sociable; being used to humans (esp. animals); being tame
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
admiration; wonder; astonishment
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
to raise one's voice; to shout
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
(distant) howling; howl; backbiting; criticizing someone behind their back
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over