byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to travel on frequently (e.g. a road or path)
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
in the same manner as before; the same as always
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
directly opposite; right in front
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
operation; functioning; running
drawing a sword; drawn sword
maneuver to return a sword to its scabbard
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
to cut out; to clip from; to extract
splinters of glass; glass shards
throw; throwing; throwing event
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth