to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
discovery; detection; finding
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
ten; 10; ten years of age
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to use up all one's strength
process; course; mechanism
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
obliging person; person who likes looking after others
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
reality; actuality; hard fact
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
thought; consideration; thinking
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit