far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
running as fast as one can
multi-unit apartments; apartment complex
for dear life; barely escaping alive
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
to be dead; to be lifeless
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
automatic; intransitive verb
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
mouthpiece of a telephone
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
news; word; tidings; omen
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to kill by burning to death
one's physical safety; personal security
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
serious; severe; grave; acute
(not) so much; (not) that much
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune