various opinions; various theories; various rumors (rumours)
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
cleavage (between breasts)
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
to add (to what was said before); to say in addition
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
eloquence; fluency (of speech)
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
machinery; gadgetry; equipment
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
descendant; progeny; offspring
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
you could say that; that might be so
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
to stay up all night; to sit up all night; to do something all night
change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
formal dress; ceremonial dress; morning dress; evening dress; dress suit
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
division of work; sharing out the work; splitting into groups (e.g. to search for someone); separating into parties
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
to become related (through marriage, adoption, etc.); to form a connection (with Buddha)
appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to be affectionate to; to treat tenderly; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
hair disarranged during sleep; bed hair; habit of moving around in one's sleep; tossing and turning in sleep; sleeping habit (esp. of a child or toddler)
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
to save face; to show deference; to make someone look good
elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out