to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
robbery and murder; murder during robbery
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
appointing someone to a position of trust; entrusting someone with an important position; making much of
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
price; cost; value; worth; value
sincere; earnest; serious
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
as much as one can; as much as possible
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
ugh (when angry, irritated, etc.); ack; ach; tsk; keh
to spit out; to eject; to dump
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
surname; family name; last name
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
fortune; fate; chance; coincidence; (stroke of) luck
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
not; nonexistent; not being (there)
a little more; a bit more
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
thunderous roar; roaring sound
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
(inflectional) ending of a word; end of a sentence
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time