to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
truth; reality; seriousness; truth; printed style writing; star performer
for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length
to temper thoroughly; to train well
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
universally kind person; humane person; philanthropist
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
whoosh (of something suddenly spreading, billowing, swelling, or gushing outward); fwoosh; (bursting) into tears; suddenly (crying)
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
scattering (e.g. dust in the wind, enemies before an assault); dispersal; flying off (in all directions); flying apart
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
to hug; to clasp to one's breast
end; close; finish; termination
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
this (very thing); this precisely
to be injured; to sustain a wound
stale; hackneyed; clichéd
authentic; credible; creditworthy; dependable; reliable; sound
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
to chase; to run after; to pursue
with a whack; with a smack; (answering a question) directly; definitively
manners; etiquette; polite behaviour
emphasizing (a point, argument, etc.); stressing; insistence; arguing strongly (for, against)
motive power; driving force
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
stage (platform); performance; show; stage (phase); part; stage
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
else; in addition; besides
to thrust into; to shove into; to push into; to drive into