easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
destruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppression; hiding; concealment
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
conduct; behavior; behaviour
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
one eye; one of one's eyes
to push (something) against
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
planned; scheduled; systematic
to punish (e.g. a child, etc.)
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at