to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
depending on the ...; to depend on the ...
huge rock; firmness; solidity
percussion hammer; firing hammer; cocking piece
foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures
to check (in chess); to threaten (somebody's position, etc.); to close in (on somebody)
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
precipitation; deposition; settlement (e.g. of sediment)
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
superintendence; supervision; administration
arrest; apprehension; capture
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
punishment; judgement; judgment
promising stock; stock with potential; hopeful stock; promising person; person with good prospects
roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
impeachment; denunciation; accusation; censure
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
right and wrong; right or wrong
to creep about; to crawl around
to be in focus; to come into focus
no need to guess; certainly