to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
prior engagement; previous appointment; prior agreement; previous promise; previous contract
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
strategy meeting; council of war
to have a talk; to tell a story
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
neighbour to the left (person, building, etc.)
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
to discuss; to talk together
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation; fixing
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
it seems so; that's what it looks like
conformity; alignment; tuning; same tone; same pitch
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
special; particular; peculiar; unique
sense of orientation; sense of direction
dealing with; coping with
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
even assuming that ...; even granted that ...
experiential; empirical; experimental
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
3rd day of the month; three days
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
body; physical system; (the) person
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza