thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
internal organ; viscera; gut
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
very wealthy person; millionaire
paying to get someone (esp. a geisha, prostitute, etc.) out of bondage
to remain unsold; to be left on the shelf
probability; likelihood; chances
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
falling into straitened circumstances; downfall; ruin
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
reproachful; hateful; bitter
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
taking over another's debt; shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
highwayman; bandit; brigand; highway robbery; holdup; mugging
mistress; lover; prostitute
determination; resolution
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with somebody's suggestion; to be talked into doing
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
tattling; telling on (someone)
to do (a person) good; to bring profit
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
(public) peace; stability; tranquillity
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
to brave a danger; to take a risk