to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
side of a geometric shape (e.g. triangle or rectangle)
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
stairs; stairway; staircase
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
treasure; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to tread on thin ice; to go out on a limb; to walk a tightrope; to take risks; (lit.) to cross a dangerous bridge
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
sarcophagus; stone coffin
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
to grieve over; to mourn; to lament
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
damp; moist (negative nuance)
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
to show up; to appear; to turn up
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision