companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to do together; to share; to participate in
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
flight; desertion; escape
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
condition; situation; prospects
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
recovery; undoing; recall
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to torment; to harass; to tease
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
jumping sideways; flying sideways; running hurriedly (with one's body bent forward)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
locking sword to sword (in a duel) and pushing; fierce, close-fought competition
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition
to unfold; to unroll; to open