securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to investigate; to examine
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
frame (physical structure); framework; framework (of a plan, system, etc.); structure; outline
way (of doing); manner; method; means
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
through a (computer, etc.) screen
to blunder; to fail; to make a mistake
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
arrest; apprehension; capture
on duty; at work; while working
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
unable to fight (esp. in video games); unconscious; knocked out; dead
to lose heart; to lose motivation
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
a second time; again; once more; twice
proposal; proposition; suggestion
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
substitution; alternative; substitute
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
physical condition; state of health; shape
bright white (esp. for snow and ice); brilliant white
full particulars; all the details; the whole story; everything (about); from beginning to end
looking on; standing by and watching; sitting back and watching; remaining a spectator
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to enjoy the beauty of; to appreciate; to admire
genuine; authentic; true; pure
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)